Who are these heros? I thought this photograph (right) might be of interest to readers - it was taken by me when I visited Honfleur, Normandy in June this year. My recognition is not all that good but is she an old Watson lifeboat? There was nobody around to ask details.

I like the name Redundant Hero- most appropriate! I would love to know the boat's history and I imagine so would many others.

Henry W. West Newport I recently took this photograph (left) on a visit to Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay in North Wales. Having previously identified what was clearly an old RNLI lifeboat, I spoke to the fisherman who now owns her. Renamed Silent Waters, he said he did not know her history but that she was indeed a lifeboat. Silent Waters is sailing daily out of the small harbour at Rhos and looks delightful. If you can provide information on her I would be extremely grateful.

Gareth Pryce Middlesex Keeping it in the family In the Spring issue of The Lifeboat you showed the Simmons family of Sheringham crewing the inshore lifeboat. In 1974 rny sons David and Martin crewed the Port Isaac inshore lifeboat with me and I believe that this was the first ILB family crew.

You will see from the photograph that we wore Everett suits and were always wet up to our chests when launching -the family wash line was always full! David Castle President, Port Isaac station branch Minehead's first Readers might be interested in this picture of Minehead's first lifeboat, George Leicester.

In my connection with a rural museum, I was asked to print some pictures from glass negatives - among them I found this picture, taken, I think, around 1902 by a local photographer.

I, myself was a keen lifeboatman and served on the B.H.M.H. - Minehead's last Liverpool class lifeboat, as second coxswain.

L. R. Baker Minehead Letters from readers are always welcome. Address them to: The Editor, The Lifeboat, RNLI, West Quay Road, Poole, | Dorset. BH151HZ and mark clearly 'for publication'..