‘We have one lifeboat that’s over 100 years old’

Each boat in the RNLI’s Historic Lifeboat Collection has a tale to tell. We meet the man who ensures their stories aren’t lost to time or tide.

The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent holds the UK’s largest collection of historic lifeboats, which in decades past, have saved hundreds of lives. With a lifelong interest in the RNLI, Paul Severns shares his passion for helping to protect and preserve the lifeboats, so that they can be enjoyed by the public for generations to come.