It is not every day you see a photo of three lifeboats together. This one shows 12-24 Rhyl, 13-06 Hoylake and 12-006 Llandudno gathered in April 2017 to mark the scattering of the ashes of long serving Rhyl lifeboat man Gerald Hughes of Frederick Street.
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| The late Gerald Hughes, RNLI Rhyl |
Photos in this post were supplied by Gerald’s cousin, educationalist David
Hughes [alias Ambrose Conway, author of 'The
Reso' books] who says of the boat codes, “The
first 2 numbers refer to the length in metres and the second 2 to the
individual boat in the class.
“Rhyl is due to receive a boat like the
Hoylake boat - which is why they are going to extend our lifeboat station to
fit it in.
“They will also be setting up a small
museum with many of Gerald's artefacts taking pride of place."
I look forward to seeing that. Thanks, David.
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Colin Jones / rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk
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