On Sunday 4th October, while on passage between Harwich and Clacton, RAF Rescue Helicopter ZH540, from B Flight RAF 22 Squadron based at Wattisham, carried out an exercise with PS Waverley and landed one of the aircraft crew on Waverley's deck. I've seen the Coastguard helicopters come and take a close look at Waverley on quite a few occasions but never seen anyone actually landed on deck before. A few minutes of great interest (and noise!) on an otherwise excellent cruise from Harwich to Tower Pier, London. Other photographs from that trip can be seen athttp://charlesmccrossan.smugmug.com/Paddle-Steamers-and-other/Waverley/Thames-October-2009/10247905_xoUhq/1/706861055_mSzxj