An RNLI search-and-rescue hovercraft has returned home after undergoing maintenance.
The Hunstanton Flyer made the six-hour journey from Poole in Dorset, where it has been undergoing maintenance since July.
One of just four such hovercraft in operation around the UK coastline, it returned to Norfolk on November 18.
During the Flyer's absence, relief hovercraft Samburgh was operated by the Hunstanton crew for several missions.
Driver Tony Pony manoeuvred his lorry down the station's narrow lane to unload the four-tonne vehicle.
After a brief test flight on a nearby beach, Samburgh was prepared for her return journey to Poole.
Hunstanton RNLI volunteers operate across The Wash, a 100 sq m tidal estuary between Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
The hovercraft, able to traverse sand bars and mud flats, can reach casualties cut off by Norfolk's treacherous tides.
The 35mph craft, powered by two turbocharged diesel engines, is also instrumental in safely returning these individuals to shore.
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