Coastguards on Isle of Wight

Exercise with Breeches Buoy	Bouy set up	Firing the Boxer Rocket	Exercise Rocket launcher	SS Moyunne ashore
Rescue with breeches buoy	The equipment	Another view of the kit	Popular photo opportunity	SS Moyunne 1897
Anther view breeches buoy rescue	SS Moyunne being refloated by tug?	Breeches Buoy	Preparations

These photographs depict an Exercise (I think) with rocket launch and breeches buoy 'rescue'. From the 5th picture they appear to be a real rescue of an unknown ship (about 1897) and rescue by breeches buoy. Note the photographers making most of the event.