Seaboard Trading in Isle of Man supports Peel RNLI with generous £3,750 donation

Peel RNLI has received a generous donation of £3,750 from the team at Seaboard Trading following a staff vote to select the lifeboat station as the company’s official charity partner for the year.

Representatives Matthew Bird, Alan Hoppers and Charlotte Clarke recently visited Peel Lifeboat Station, where they watched the launch of Peel RNLI’s Shannon class all-weather lifeboat, Frank and Brenda Winter.

Speaking after the visit, Charlotte Clarke said: ‘We thoroughly enjoyed the evening and learning more about the fantastic work carried out by the RNLI.’Paul Thompson, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Peel RNLI said:

‘It was my pleasure to welcome the Seaboard Team to Peel Lifeboat Station, so that they could see firsthand how their gift will support our lifesaving operations. On behalf of all of the crew here, I wanted to thank everyone at Seaboard for their generous donation and their support of the RNLI.’

As a charity, the RNLI relies entirely on donations and community support to maintain its lifeboats, train its volunteer crews and ensure lifesaving equipment is ready whenever the pager sounds.

This donation from Seaboard Isle of Man will help Peel RNLI continue its lifesaving work at sea and support the volunteers who respond when they are needed most.

Examples of RNLI crew costs, based on 2024 figures, include:

• Lifejacket: £620 each
• Layered clothing and boots for one crew member: £1,600
• Helmet: £350 each
• Average training cost per crew member: £1,360.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the RNLI and help its volunteer crews save lives at sea can contact visit the website at: https://rnli.org/support-us/give-money/donate, or if you would like to specifically donate to Peel Lifeboat Station, please contact the station via [email protected].

RNLI Media Contacts

For more information please contact Claire Hamer, Lifeboat Press Officer on [email protected] or 07624 388 608.

Alternatively you can contact, Claire Fitzpatrick-Smith, Regional Communications Manager on [email protected] or 07977 728315, or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.

Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI is the charity that 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 146,700 lives.

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