When the cross channel hovercraft Princess Margaret collided with the harbour arm at Dover in bad weather on the afternoon of March 30,1985, the relief Arun class lifeboat, A. J. R. and L. G.

Uridge, on temporary duty at Dover, was very quickly on the scene. Her crew saved five people from the water and landed a further 183 passengers from the crippled hovercraft. She is seen here carrying out the rescue operation. A full account of the service will appear in the autumn issue of THE LIFEBOAT. photograph by courtesy of C. P. Nelson.