Minehead: The Royal Corps of Transport is taking an Atlantic 21 into service on a target range off the Hebrides. Last December a detachment of men was sent to Minehead for exercises in launching and recovery with ILB crew members; it is one of the few stations with the special RNLI drive-on, drive-off launching trolley, hauled down and up the beach by caterpillar tractor. The trolley is fitted at the inshore end with an upright recovery net which catches the Atlantic 21 as, returning to the beach at speed, she is driven straight up on to the submerged trolley..