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It’s early January, more than a mile out to sea, and we’re looking for a body in the water. I’m on patrol with the crew of the Shoreham lifeboat, Enid Collett, a Tamar-class vessel, the RNLI’s largest all-weather boat. With its battery of screens and hydraulic-cushioned seats, the cabin is closer to the cockpit of an F-16 fighter jet than any boat I’ve been in, and it’s capable of travelling 250 nautical miles without refuelling, and hitting 25 knots.

SINCE its inception in 1824, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has relied entirely on charitable donations to keep it afloat.

The Mexico 27: The brave men of Lytham and Southport who died rescuing drowning sailors "My poor other lads are at the bottom of the sea." A diver preparing to go into the wreck of the Mexico, December 1886 Cut through the noise and get the Lancashire news to your inbox for free - twice dailyInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for...