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Atlantic 75 - B758 'Sandwell Lifeline'

Gallery 1; 1999-present day  
 
On exercise with Sea King 122 from RAF Valley, Easter sunday 2009    
 
 
 
     

Lifeboat demonstration on the roughest ever duck race day! taken from the jetty as the boat left the slipway!
 

Flag day 2008
 

On exercise with Barmouth lifeboat

 
 
   

A lady is recovered after slipping on rocks at Tonfanau

On exercise with Barmouth's IB1 and mersey lifeboats

 

transfer practices with barmouth lifeboats

 
 

 

Launching during lifeboat week 2007

Images kindly provided by Robin Goodlad,

Doris O'Keefe, Dai Williams,

Dave Williams and Brian Bates

 

Transfering the casualty brought in by the boat following a speedboat and jetski Collision in 2007

RAF Rescue flight 122 from RAF Valley makes a rare appearance on the beach to transfer a casualty to Ysbyty Gwynedd

 

 

Rescue demonstration for lifeboat week; cheers Richard!

 

 

Training with personal rescue flares

Collecting ducks after the duck race; only 200 to go!

 

A demonstration by Barmouth crew of how not to drive an Atlantic....

Exercising with Barmouth ALB crew

 

A very realistic first aid scenario exercise!

 

First aid casualty care training at sea!

 

Towing in Yacht 'Idno' in 2006 which hads hit the bar and de-keeled. The only way to tow it successfully was on its side! Three persons were rescued beforehand in a dramatic rescue on the bar.

 

Yacht 'Idno' of Aberystwyth successfully brought ashore,

 

Onboard with the crew

 

Helmsman Phil Nicol travels to his wedding in style!

 

B758 Sandwell Lifeline Commissioning ceremony 1999

 
   

Her first launch after the ceremony

 

Dai Williams and Con Jones with Sandwell Lifeline' visiting the people of Sandwell on her way to Aberdovey

 

Brand new and ready for delivery after sea trials, 'Sandwell Lifeline' in the marina at ILC Cowes, Isle of Wight

 

Fitting out at the Inshore Lifeboat centre, Cowes, 1999

The GRP coating is added to the marine ply hull of B758 @Sandwell Lifeline', in the early stages of construction, 1999

 
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