New lifeboat arrives at Loch Ness
The Loch Ness RNLI team proudly took delivery of their new Atlantic 85 lifeboat this week.
It was a cold, wet and windy January morning but spirits were high as the new Atlantic 85 ILB arrived at Loch Ness after its long journey from RNLI headquarters in Poole. The inshore lifeboat B-902 - the Sheila & Dennis Tongue IV - was lifted into Urquhart Harbour before being put on the carriage and winched into the new boathouse for the first time.
The Loch Ness RNLI volunteers look forward to moving into the new station, but for the next few weeks the Colin James Daniel, our Atlantic 75, will remain on service from the old boathouse until all of our crew have had the necessary training for the new set-up to become operational.
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