Like father, like son at Peel RNLI
When Paul Cain retired as station mechanic at Peel lifeboat station, he was not to know that his son would be his successor.
Paul retired after 32 years and son Ciaran Cain started as station mechanic on 18 March.
Ciaran is 20 years old and enrolled as a crew member in 2016 and passed out as assistant mechanic in 2018.
He previously served time as an apprentice mechanic with The Isle of Man Government and studied engineering and motor vehicle mechanics at The University College of Man.
Ciaran will be looking keenly forward to the delivery of the new Shannon class lifeboat later in the year.
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