RNLI: We can't risk infection and two-week closure of a station

Members of the RNLI talk about the realities of saving lives for a living.

An RNLI all-weather lifeboat hits the waves at Achill, Co Mayo. The one thing crews are all concerned about is skill fade, as in the loss of skills due to the suspension of training on water.

RNLI lifeboat coxswain Seán O’Farrell has become quite a fan of a particular type of unscented Norwegian-formula cream.

Based in West Cork’s Courtmacsherry, O’Farrell reckons he had never had so much contact with alcohol — on his hands.