Hunstanton RNLI hosted the event to showcase the work of the emergency services who keep people safe on the coastline of Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
It featured Hunstanton's B Class inshore lifeboat Spirit of West Norfolk and hovercraft
Samburgh, along with Shannon Class lifeboats Joel and April Grunnill, from Skegness and
Duke of Edinburgh, from Wells.
Craft met up in The Wash off Old Hunstanton Beach before taking part in manoeuvres and a familiarisation exercise, where crew find out more about each other's vessels and their capabilities.
'It was amazing, absolutely amazing,' said Hunstanton's acting lifeboat operations manager Mike Gould.
'To see the flank stations all together off Hunstanton was just a fantastic experience and an opportunity for people to come and see the RNLI and our assets in action.
'Many thanks to everyone who turned out to see us today and to all the dedicated people who volunteer.'
The drill took the four craft along the length of the town's Prom, before they re-assembled off the beach from the lifeboat station, where crowds had flocked to the Emergency Services day.
There were also stalls and vehicles on display, including HM Coastguard, the National Coastguard Institution, British Divers Marine Life Rescue, Norfolk's police and ambulance services and the Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary.
Notes to editors
Hunstanton is one of Norfolk's busiest lifeboat stations, operating both the inshore lifeboat
Spirit of West Norfolk and search and rescue hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer.
With its two flanking stations, Wells and Skegness, it covers The Wash - a tidal estuary stretching for more than 100 square miles, along with parts of the north Norfolk and Lincolnshire coastlines.
Like more than 200 RNLI stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland, their lifesaving work could not be possible without the kindness of those who give donations or leave legacies to the charity that saves lives at sea.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of both the RNLI and the founding of a lifeboat service at Hunstanton.
RNLI media contacts
For more information call Chris Bishop, Hunstanton RNLI volunteer Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer on 07584 147219, Clare Hopps, RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North and East on 07824 518641, or the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.
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A hovercraft and three lifeboats took part in the event
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
