Newhaven Lifeboat temporarily exchange Severn for Shannon
Newhaven Lifeboat temporarily exchange Severn for Shannon
Lifeboats News Release
Newhaven RNLI have temporarily exchanged their resident Severn class 17-21 for one of the charity's newest class of lifeboats, the Shannon class 13-40 ‘Eric’s Legend’. The Shannon will be on service from Newhaven while the ‘David and Elizabeth Acland’ receives some scheduled TLC in Poole.
The Shannon class is packed with technology. Shannon lifeboat's are propelled by water jets, rather than propellers. This allows the Shannon to operate in shallow waters and to be intentionally beached.
Lewis Arnold, Coxswain, says: ‘The water jets allow the Shannon to be extremely manoeuvrable, which is pronounced when operating alongside a casualty vessel or navigating around hazards.’
Crew comfort scores highly on this boat! Shannon's have shock absorbing seats, which protects the crew from impact when powering through the waves.
Newhaven RNLI’s crew have been training on the Shannon, refreshing skills and getting to know the new class of boat.
‘Our volunteers give everything they can to ensure we stay on service and ready to help when we are needed. Turning skills to a different lifeboat has been a fun education for the team and the Shannon’s gained some supporters here.’
Newhaven’s volunteer crew launch to save lives at sea. But there is another crew here, vital to ensure we can rescue people in need. Volunteer fundraisers, visits officers and shop volunteers support us by raising vital funds to keep us afloat.
For more information please telephone Roz Ashton, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 07900 887423 or [email protected]
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Shannon class 13-40 stationed temporarily at Newhaven RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.