Last week I had the chance to pop down to Selsey and photograph the RNLI’s Lifeboat station.  It is an imposing structure, with its long gangway linking it to the shore.  I have always been fascinated by the story of lifeboats.  Perhaps my interest lies partly in the fact that a good portion of my first twelve years were spent at sea, even encountering a lifeboat on a particularly foggy day off the Devon coast when it was a very welcome sight indeed. The story of the lifeboat service is full of daring deeds and sacrifices.  I have often wondered why the BBC, or indeed, Hollywood, has failed to make a drama about it.  Still, to this day, the lifeboats are manned by volunteers, people with day jobs who feel it right to offer their service in aid of those in peril on the sea.

If you are interested in maritime history, you might enjoy this blog: Map of Time.