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Galway's lifeboat

Find out more about the lifeboat operated by the volunteers here at Galway.

The Galway lifeboat creating a wake in calm water on a sunny day.

Binny

The station’s first permanent lifeboat, an Atlantic 75 called Dóchas came on service in 1997.

In 2011, Dóchas was replaced with an B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat called Binny, which is 8.44m in length and has a top speed of 35 knots.

Learn more about the B class