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A lifeboat station was first established at Clifden on 15 March 1988 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). [1] The station currently operates 13-43 St Christopher (ON 1350), a Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat, on station since 2022, and a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Joyce King (B-869), on station since 2013. [2]
Dunmore East Lifeboat Station is located on West Wharf, at the harbour of Dunmore East, County Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland. A lifeboat station was opened here by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1884. [1] Since 2021, it has operated the All-weather Shannon-class lifeboat, 13-41 William and Agnes Wray (ON 1348). [1]
The Shannon-class lifeboat [1] (previously FCB2 – Fast Carriage Boat 2) is the latest class of lifeboat currently being deployed to the RNLI fleet to serve the shores of the British Isles. The Shannon class is due to replace most Mersey-class lifeboats and some Trent-class lifeboats.
Swanage Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station [1] located on Peveril Point in the town of Swanage in Dorset, England. It operates two lifeboats, the Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat 13-13 George Thomas Lacy (ON 1320) and the D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat (ILB) Roy Norgrove (D-884).
The two crew managed to get ashore in their life-raft, and the lifeboat was recalled before arriving on scene. [3] In 1976, an Inshore lifeboat was additionally placed at the station. The McLachlan-class lifeboat (A-508) was placed on station on 1 July for a trial period. The boat was only ever called upon once in a period of three years, and ...
A new station was opened by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1858. [1] The station currently operates Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat, 13-28 Richard and Caroline Colton (ON 1335), launched off the beach using the Shannon Launch and Recovery System, and a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat, Richard Francis (D-835). [2]
A lifeboat was first stationed here by the Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS) in 1828. [1] Re-established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1884, the station currently operates an Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat, 13-35 Frank and Brenda Winter (ON 1342), on station since 2021. [2]
Costing £1.23 million, it provided up-to-date facilities for the crew, and is able to house both the All-weather lifeboat, the D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat, and both launch tractors. A new Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat arrived in March 2019, and was named 13-30 Ella Larsen (ON 1337) later that year. [5] Shannon class Ella Larsen