RNLI president HRH the Duke of Kent was in Wells-next-the-Sea recently for the dedication and naming ceremony of the town’s new lifeboat station, Shannon-class lifeboat Duke of Edinburgh and SLARS launch and recovery rig. The state-of-the-art lifeboat was named in…
Despite the wet weather, the small community at Union Hall, Co Cork turned out in large numbers on 25 June to witness the naming and dedication of the new Atlantic 85 lifeboat B-924 Christine and Raymond Fielding at the harbour,…
For the first time in over two years, the crews of both Swanage lifeboats and the HM Coastguard helicopter have been able to train together without Covid restrictions, reports Mark Blanchard. The pandemic made it extremely challenging to keep RNLI…
An enthusiastic crowd turned out on a blustery and chilly Sunday morning on the Isle of Man to welcome the Shannon-class lifeboat Ann and James Ritchie II to Ramsey. The Ann and James Ritchie II was joined for her arrival…
On 21 November, the last of the RNLI’s Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboats was withdrawn from service, being replaced by a new Atlantic 85, reports Nicholas Leach. The historic event took place at Littlestone-on-Sea near New Romney in Kent, when the…
Dunmore East RNLI recently welcomed their new €2.4m Shannon-class lifeboat, the William and Agnes Wray. A six-person crew from Dunmore East RNLI had travelled to collect the state- of-the-art lifeboat from the RNLI’s All-Weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole earlier in…
The sea was in his blood – Robert Charles ‘Bobby’ Brown was born in 1901 into a prolific fishing family. His father Charlie and uncles were all fishermen, and he went to sea from the age of six. The family…
On the morning of Saturday, 26 June, both of RNLI Penarth’s lifeboats launched following a Mayday call from a 7m fishing vessel taking on water near Lavernock Point, an area known for its strong currents. After arriving on scene, RNLI…
The coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on lifeboat stations in terms of publicity visits, exercise launches and events – but the commitment of the RNLI to saving lives at sea remains as strong as ever, and lifeboats have…
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