RNLI hosts 200th anniversary flotilla – Brighton and Hove News

The RNLI will stage a flotilla off Brighton tomorrow (Sunday 21 July) to celebrate the lifeboat organisation’s 200th anniversary.

The Brighton Lifeboat crew said: “To celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea, Brighton RNLI is hosting a pier to pier event to bring water users together.

“The event will start at 10am with a flyby from our Lifeboat, with crews from Shoreham and Newhaven joining us.

“At 10.45am Newhaven and Brighton will conduct an exercise from east to west, from Brighton Palace Pier to the West Pier.

“At 10.55am we ask swimmers to form a human RNLI formation on the beach.

“The event ends at 12:00.

“We’d love to see you there.”