Port St Mary RNLI joins forces with RAF for training exercise

Featured a Jupiter helicopter from RAF Valley in Anglesey

Port St Mary RNLI joined forces with the Royal Air Force today for a training exercise.

A Jupiter helicopter from RAF Valley in Anglesey worked with the lifeboat team to practice dropping a crew member onto the deck, before winching them back off again under a number of different scenarios.

The helicopter was from 202 Squadron which supports Number 1 Flying Training School. They've operated as a search and rescue squadron for more than 50 years.

RNLI volunteer Laura Cordner was one of those taking part.

She said it was an 'unbelievable' opportunity:

You can hear a full report below:

And we’ll have video footage from onboard the lifeboat here on the Manx Radio website tomorrow morning (13 December).