Seahouses Lifeboat Station receives a very generous donation

The presentation took place outside of Seahouses Lifeboat Station with Coxswain/Mechanic Craig Pringle, Mechanic Graeme Trotter, and crew member Kika Isakiewicz present, while Seahouses Lifeboat Operations Manager Mark Loughlin accepted the donation on behalf of the Station and the RNLI.

Mark Loughlin commented: 'This was a tremendously generous donation, which we are delighted to receive, and will most certainly help to ensure our crews are always properly equipped with the best kit when putting to sea, as part of the upgrade of our crews’ personal safety equipment.'

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