How do lifeboats prepare for stormy weather?

Name: How do lifeboats prepare for stormy weather?
Uploaded: 2014-02-09T13:45:18.000Z
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Description: Patrick Harvey, the coxswain of RNLI Penlee lifeboat station, takes the BBC's Michael Hirst on a tour of the Severn Class lifeboat Ivan Ellen.

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Fierce winds and heavy rain have battered the South West of England for weeks and more dire weather is forecast in the coming days.

Patrick Harvey, the coxswain of RNLI Penlee lifeboat station, takes the BBC's Michael Hirst on a tour of the Severn Class lifeboat Ivan Ellen.

9 February 2014