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This lifeboat was stationed at Walton until August 1993 and during her service there she launched on service 186 times, saving 40 lives. [14] In 1993, the second prototype Tyne-class lifeboat Sam and Joan Woods (ON 1075), built in 1982, was allocated to the station after spending nine years in the RNLI Relief Fleet.
It is based on a Camarc Pilot vessel design, and was designed by RNLI engineers, with a fibre-reinforced composite hull, powered by twin water jets. It had a top speed of approximately 30 knots (55 km/h; 35 mph), but was planned to be rated down to 25–27 knots (46–50 km/h; 29–31 mph) when the final design was put into production.
An all-weather lifeboat station with a slipway for launching. Inshore lifeboat station, which uses a carriage to launch lifeboats. Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the RNLI's fleet of search and rescue lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways.
After 25 years on station, Trent-class lifeboat 14-17 Elizabeth and Ronald (ON 1215) was transferred to the relief fleet, and Dunmore East would receive a Shannon-class lifeboat, costing over €2.4 million. 13-41 William and Agnes Wray arrived on station on 26 September 2021. [7]
The primary donor for the lifeboat was the late Mrs Agnes Arthur Paton Barr, of the family of A.G. Barr, who left a bequest of £1 million to the RNLI for the provision of a lifeboat. At a ceremony on Sunday 10 April 2022, the boat was formally named 13-37 Agnes A. P. Barr with a bottle of Irn-Bru. [8] [9]
In the 1980s the RNLI's fast Arun and Waveney all-weather lifeboats provided coverage 30 miles (48 km) out to sea, operating at up to 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) to cover the distance in two hours in good weather. However, the RNLI felt that they needed the capability to extend their coverage to 50 miles (80 km) radius, which would require ...
After preliminary trials in 2001 were satisfactory, and following further tests at Poole, Flint, Southend-on-Sea and Hunstanton, it was decided to place the first RNLI Hovercraft at Morecambe. The location was chosen primarily due to the extensive and dangerous mud-flats and quick-sand, which extend across Morecambe bay at low tide. [6]
This is a list of notable RNLB coastal rescue lifeboats.. Where applicable, their Official Number (or 'ON') is also given.. RNLB H F Bailey III (ON 777) RNLB Lucy Lavers (ON 832)