Home News Services Boats Crew Station History Links Videos Visits Contacts			This is our ILB, Barry Lazell. She is the latest version of the D-class design which has been evolving since the early 60's. The new boat is faster and more manoeuvrable, as well as being better equipped.
			She is powered by a 50hp engine and can reach speeds of up to 30 knots in the right conditions.
			For casualties, the boat carries an extensive first aid kit, Oxygen, a stretcher, spare lifejackets and clothing, stiff necks for spinal injuries and thermal hoods to prevent heat loss.
			In addition she carries searchlights, binoculars, night vision, and 2 VHF radios. The new Northstar GPS navigator gives us full charts for the entire area at the touch of a button, plotting our position as we go.
			If a D-class should capsize, it is righted manually by the crew. This is something we practice regularly. Quicktime movie
			The ILB has its own slipway which is useable at most tidal states other than very low water. She is manually launched on a wheeled trolly, and then recovered using a capstan to haul her back up the slipway.
			When the tide is very low the boat can be launched down the main slipway. The launching of the ILB is very quick. We aim to be in the water no less than 5 minutes after the pagers go off, and often it is quicker than that.