Aldeburgh Lifeboat & SAR Demo

[Fat Albert]

As usual we attended the lifeboat launch and RAF Sea King Demo on Carnival day in Aldeburgh last Monday, unfortunately this year the Winchman was ill so there was no winching demos

Great opportunity to see the guys at work



The gloves have grown since my day!





In Previous years they have winched on/off both Lifeboats

[Rich K]

It's good to see The ALB "Freddie Cooper" is back after its re-fit

love the way they plough at speed on to the beach when bringing the craft back in.

the station web site is a good read click here

amazingly there has only been one call out for the all weather boat during 2011
and that was for the stand in ALB "Bingo Lifeline"

[Simpo Two]

Fat Albert said:

unfortunately this year the Winchman was ill so there was no winching demos

What would they do in a callout, hover and wave at the drowning unfortunates below...?


NB One call out seems odd; I thought they did hundreds of launches a year.

[tank slapper]

It depends on the station. Some are a lot busier than others, and the boat called out depends on where the casualty is. If there is another boat closer, then that is the one that gets called out. Lowestoft and Harwich are either side of Aldeburgh and have both had quite a few callouts this year.

You can see recent launches here: http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/out_on_a_shou...

[Fat Albert]

Thanks for that link Rich, totally absorbing reading the accounts and inquest into the 1899 disaster, I had seen the pictures previously and the monument in the church.