The rigid inflatable lifeboat Johannes Frederik pictured on a recent visit to RNLI headquarters at Pools. The new design of lifeboat will be operated by the North and South Holland Lifeboat Society. Lt S Wiebenga, the society's deputy director, was in command for the visit and for the subsequent circumnavigation of the British mainland before the vessel returned to Holland in time for Easter. The Johannes Frederik i.v 47ft long, with a 17ft 8in beam, a draft of 2ft 9in and displacement of 14.7 tonnes. Her cruising speed of 25 knots is made possible by two Deutz air cooled diesel engines of 450hp, driving Kamewa jet units. photograph by Shelley Griffiths.