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Lifeboats gather at Skegness for commemoration

5/12/2021

Skegness Shannon-class lifeboat launching for the commemoration of Richard Watson, 5/12/21

Skegness Shannon-class lifeboat launching for the commemoration of Richard Watson, 5/12/21
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Wells, Skegness all-weather and inshore lifeboats and Humber lifeboat off Skegness, 5/12/21

Wells, Skegness all-weather and inshore lifeboats and Humber lifeboat off Skegness, 5/12/21
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Mablethorpe, Hunstanton and both Skegness lifeboats, along with Wells and Humber, line up for a 'fly-past' the beach, 5/12/21

Mablethorpe, Hunstanton and both Skegness lifeboats, along with Wells and Humber, line up for a 'fly-past' the beach, 5/12/21
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As a change from a typical Sunday morning exercise, Wells Lifeboat made the short passage to Skegness on 5/12/2021 to meet up with lifeboats from Skegness, Hunstanton, Mablethorpe and the Humber to commemorate long-serving RNLI crew member and Coxswain of Skegness lifeboat Richard 'Watty' Watson. Both Skegness inshore and all-weather lifeboats launched from the beach and there was a short service during which his ashes were scattered. The six lifeboats then formed a line abreast for a 'fly-past' of the beach and lifeboat station, watched from the shore by crew members, families and the public.

Watty joined Skegness lifeboat crew as a vounteer shore helper in 1987 and served at the station for 32 years, taking on many roles including Senior ILB Helm, 2nd Coxswain and eventually Coxswain in 2017.


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