Launch Information - 24/07/2016

Summary

The crew of the ALB were paged at 16.13, but the launch was cancelled as they boarded Lester.

Details

Lifeboat: ON 1287 LESTER Lifeboat

Launched: 24/07/2016

Launch Time: -

Returned: 24/07/2016

Return Time: -

Crew

Boat Crew: 

Adrian Woods

Ady Barker

Chris Key

David Syer

Gordon Nichols

John Davies

Mearl Brown

Wes Stokes

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Shore Crew:

John Redmond

Paul Russell

Rose Syer

Steve Guest

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ABOUT US

In Cromer there are two boathouses, one for the All-Weather Lifeboat "Lester" on the pier and the other for the Inshore Lifeboat on the east promenade. This boathouse was originally built in 1902 for the then rowing and sailing lifeboat Louisa Heartwell. You'll find more about the history of the station in other places on this site. Also on the east promenade you'll find the Henry Blogg Lifeboat Museum. The whole town is proud of the man referred to as 'the greatest of the lifeboatmen', who gained national fame in the first half of the 20th century when navigation around the Norfolk coastline was particularly hazardous in easterly gales.