RNLI FILEY
The RNLI Filey has always been a landmark and a point of interest for the Yorkshire seaside town of Filey. Take a read of this blog post to see what was going on during my visit.
Since being a child, I spent many years going to Primrose Valley caravan park & neighbouring Seaside town of Filey. It was great and boasts many happy memories for me, anyway, lets get on with this story and less of the nostalgia lol.
The Covid-19 Lock down had eased and as you can imagine I was itching to get out and about with my camera again. I decided to go for a drive to Filey, it was great to smell and feel the sea air on my face, as you can imagine it was pretty cold even though the weather was sunny & bright.
As I got down to the famous RNLI Filey Lifeboat station I noticed the RNLI were either coming back from a training exercise or had been out on a rescue mission, Im not sure which but as there were no other emergency service vehicles there I presume it was a training exercise.
Of course I had my camera to hand, I documented the whole operation and got some great shots of it all, something different to what I was expecting.
FUN FACTS
A lifeboat station was first established at Filey in 1804, The station was taken over by the RNLI in 1852 and they erected a new lifeboathouse, In 1890, the third lifeboathouse to be built in Filey was opened
On 15 June 1998 a Tornado RAF aircraft crashed into the sea, 30 miles away from Flamborough Head. The Filey all-weather boat, searched for 13 hours for the two aircrew
THE GALLERY
Pesky Seagulls & The Wave
Of course I took more images than the RNLI action I stumbled upon, but that was the main feature and I have been itching to share this with you all 🙂
Usually when I am at the coast I always try and get some photos of those pesky seagulls that are always trying to steal everybody’s chips haha! They are quite bold and I can normally get quite close to them before they fly off. I know people moan about them but they are an endangered species (believe it or not) and I quite like them.
Finally after I had finished messing with the seagulls the tide had come in and was crashing in to the tide barrier. I took this opportunity to try and capture some action shots of the wave actually hitting the barrier. Me being me ended up laying on top of the barrier with the camera hand held waiting for the perfect wave.
That perfect wave came and I got drenched, but I got the shots i was looking for, I got a great sequence of the wave showing how the wave actually dissipated through its motion. Water is a very powerful element, let me tell you!
See the wave sequence below
Then there is the rest of the galley 🙂
I really hope you have enjoyed reading about my visit to Filey and all the action with the RNLI.
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