Station archive · Operations Team
Having moved back to the area when he retired, master mariner Jim became involved with small boats after a career sailing the seas aboard huge tankers and gas carriers. His vast experience is a great benefit to our crews as they learn and then maintain their navigational skills, and Jim’s description of some who go to sea aboard little more than a plank of wood powered by wind or motor is an education to everyone.
Legacies, donations and fundraising keep the lifeboats afloat, while HM Coastguard is paid for by government: a plain guide to who funds what.
By the editors2 min read
No sea experience needed, but plenty of commitment: what the RNLI asks of volunteer lifeboat crew, from the pager to probation.
By the editors3 min read
From the 5-metre D class to the 17-metre Severn, how the RNLI's inshore and all-weather lifeboats differ and where each one works.
By the editors3 min read
