Fast first for Brighton's new Atlantic 21 Brighton - South East Division Brighton's new Atlantic 21 Graham Hillier and Tony Cater found herself on service very promptly after arriving at the station on 21 July.

The new boat had been delivered from the RNLI's Cowes base at about 1120 and had been launched to transfer equipment from the old boat to the new. Only five minutes after she hadbeen put in the water Solent MRSC called - a small power boat with four people aboard was ashore on Hove beach, 3 miles from the station.

With the crew already to hand the lifeboat put to sea immediately and was able to reach the casualty in seven minutes, refloat her and tow her, with the crew aboard, back to safety in Brighton marina by 1300.

The name of the casualty? Fast Lady..