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Tuesday 20 March 2018

Lifeboat visitors in Newlyn as sparks fly on the Billy Rowney.


Dunmore East Lifeboat 14-17 Elizabeth and Ronald her escort, the Severn class all-weather lifeboat Volunteer Spirit 17-27.  Dunmore East All-Weather Trent class RNLI Lifeboat 14-17, Elizabeth and Ronald departed Dunmore East harbour, possibly for the last time on Tuesday. Late last year she sustained damage whilst tied up in the harbour. Now with a temporary repair complete, and escorted by a relief Severn Class lifeboat with a crew from Torbay Lifeboat, she is bound for Falmouth to be fully accessed. Elizabeth and Ronald has been on service in Dunmore East since 1996, with many lifesaving missions completed in that time...



landing er fish in to the back of a waiting lorry Brixham bound...

BM201, Chloe Olivia enjoys an evening in Newlyn...



the pots are ready for the latest Rowse crabber to join the fleet...



while over the other side of the Mary Williams pier engineers from A&P make sparks fly deep inside the winchroom casing...



where every available surface has been covered to prevent the flying sparks igniting the grease laden gear...



looks like there's plenty of steel waiting to go aboard!