An early Christmas present for Seahouses lifeboat crew
On 18 October 2020 at 1.36pm (to match her hull number) Seahouses lifeboat crew sailed their new Shannon class lifeboat into Seahouses harbour.
The old lifeboat, Mersey Class RNLB Grace Darling was then retired as the station lifeboat. She could either become a relief (spare) lifeboat, or be sold out of service.
Former lifeboats have been sold as pilot boats, harbour work boats, and some have become lifeboats elsewhere in the world.
'The advanced technology, speed and increased range of the new lifeboat will enhance the station’s life saving ability, and we all look forward to continue training on the new lifeboat as well as now being able to use her to respond to operational rescue incidents.'
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