Our crew took the ILB to Hemsby to put on a display for their visitors. On arriving, our crew spotted an RNLI beach lifeguard being given assistance by a colleague. Having thought it was part of a display, they investigated and found one of the lifeguards had felt unwell on his paddle board... his head was being kept out of the water by his colleague. Our crew quickly manoeuvred him from his board onto the ILB, and gave first aid, Initially the casualty was put into the recovery position, then put into a stretcher and given oxygen.

The ILB was taken to the shore to hand over the casualty to paramedics, where he was taken to hospital for further assessment and treatment. Richard Thurlow, who helmed the ILB, was a major part of the design committee of the ILB along with coxswain Guy Gibson. Richard said the ILB handled exactly how it was designed to for this type of emergency. The engine housing had been designed to create a platform to work on casualties well clear of the water. The jet propulsion system meant he ILB was able to be held steady on the shore as the casualty was taken in the stretcher from the boat to the ambulance.

Crew: Richard Thurlow, Greg Carter, Karl Purenins and Danial Guillemette-Smith.