Dart RNLI Lifeboat crews carried out a joint training exercise with Viking Sentinel, a British-flagged multi-role Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV) and offshore support ship on the evening of Tuesday, May 19.

Both the B-Class Atlantic and D-Class lifeboats were tasked to the simulation, with a crew member suffering a medical emergency on board.

The B-Class conducted an alongside transfer, moving crew from the D-Class on to the Viking Sentinel.

Once on board, the casualty was assessed and treated by the lifeboat crew before being safely transferred back on to the B-Class for onward evacuation.

The exercise provided valuable experience in casualty care, vessel transfers and working safely alongside a large commercial vessel at sea.