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Dover Lifeboat Station

Dover Lifeboat station

Dover Lifeboat Station

6.57pm 18 November 2018

Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station Rye Lifeboat Station Hello Herbie II

Rye Lifeboat Station Hello Herbie II

Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station

6.32pm 18 November 2018

Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station Rye Lifeboat Station Hello Herbie II

Rye Lifeboat Station Hello Herbie II

Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station

6.32pm 18 November 2018

Walton and Frinton Lifeboat Station RNLI Walton and Frinton’s Tamar class all-weather lifeboat, Irene Muriel Rees 16-19, at sea

RNLI Walton and Frinton’s Tamar class all-weather lifeboat, Irene Muriel Rees 16-19, at sea

Walton and Frinton Lifeboat Station

5.47pm 18 November 2018

Charlie, Beau and Tristan on an inshore rescue boat

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The three siblings saving lives together