Skegness Lifeboats: An Illustrated History by Nicholas Leach - 2008

Ashbourne: Landmark Publishing, 2008. Well known as a holiday resort and home to Butlins, the town of Skegness also has a modern lifeboat station manned by a team of dedicated and highly trained volunteers. Today, they operate the only all-weather lifeboat in Lincolnshire as well as an inshore lifeboat.Since the 1820s, Skegness lifeboats and their crews have been ready to go to the aid of those in peril in the treacherous seas and on the hazardous sandbanks off the county's coast, between the Wash and the Humber. They have rescued not only seafarers and mariners but also airmen, bathers and yachtsmen, and are ready to respond to the call whenever it may come.This book provides a comprehensive history of the lifeboats and lifeboat crews which have served the Skegness station, from the early days of the small rowing boats to the modern high-speed Mersey class lifeboat. Many rescues are described, and the informative text is accompanied by a comprehensive collection of photographs, many previously unpublished.. 1st Edition. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.