son unite Clacton lifeboat crew were sorry to say goodbye to crewman and mechanic Dave Carvey as he reached the inshore lifeboat retirement age of 45.

However, there was some comfort for them in the arrival of another of the Carvey clan on the very same day of Dave's retirement.

Ryan Carvey, aged 18, completed his initial training course at the RNLI's inshore lifeboat headquarters at Cowes and joined the Clacton crew. He will start on the D class lifeboat and hopefully progress to the Atlantic 75 lifeboat. Dave is not going far, as he is taking on the job of deputy launching authority.

It is the first time in 20 years at Clacton that a father and son have been on the station together..