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Friends and family day at Hartlepool RNLI

Lifeboats News Release

A friends and family open day was held at Hartlepool RNLI lifeboat station recently to take a close look at the new £2.45m Shannon class lifeboat 'John Sharp' that has been on service for over a week now.

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Hartlepool RNLI crewmembers pictured with family members during the event at the Ferry Road lifeboat station.
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A friends and family open day was held at Hartlepool RNLI lifeboat station recently to take a close look at the new £2.45m Shannon class lifeboat 'John Sharp' that has been on service for over a week now.
Hartlepool RNLI crewmember Matt Blanchard said 'As we celebrate the arrival of our new boat we thought it would be nice to let our families and friends have a look around the boat to let them see for themselves what an impressive vessel it is.
We have spent a lot of time training on the Shannon class lifeboats recently which we simply couldn't do without the support of our families.'
Hartlepool RNLI chairman Malcolm Cook said 'It was lovely seeing the visitors at the boathouse house today. It's thanks to their support and donations from the public we can be on call 247 365 days a year.

RNLI Media Contacts


Hartlepool RNLI volunteer press officer Tom Collins email: [email protected]

Clare Hopps (RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North East and East): [email protected] Tel:07824 518641

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Hartlepool RNLI crewmembers pictured with family members during the event at the Ferry Road lifeboat station.
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Hartlepool RNLI crewmembers pictured with family members during the event at the Ferry Road lifeboat station.
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RNLI/Tom Collins

Hartlepool RNLI crewmembers pictured with family members during the event at the Ferry Road lifeboat station.
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RNLI/Tom Collins

Hartlepool RNLI crewmembers pictured with family members during the event at the Ferry Road lifeboat station.
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RNLI/Tom Collins

Hartlepool RNLI crewmembers pictured with family members during the event at the Ferry Road lifeboat station.
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Key facts about the 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.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

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Tom Collins
Lifeboat Press Officer, Hartlepool Lifeboat Station

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