Amelia's photos with the keyword: RNLI

RNLB Elizabeth and Gertrude Allan May 5th 2018 saw the official naming ceremony for Girvan’s new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat RNLB Elizabeth and Gertrude Allan. The Shannon class is the first of the RNLI’s all-weather lifeboats to be powered by water-jets rather than traditional propellers, making it the most agile and manoeuvrable lifeboat in the charity’s fleet. Shannon class lifeboats are built in-house by the RNLI and the £2.1 million cost of Girvan’s new lifeboat was funded by the John & Elizabeth Allan Memorial Trust. Capable of 25 knots, the new lifeboat is 50% faster than RNLB Silvia Burrell, the Mersey class all-weather lifeboat she has replaced.

www.wellslifeboat.org For recent call outs see above. The coastline length around mainland Great Britain is 11,072.76 miles [17,819.88 km], and the sea can be treacherous. This is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution building. The boats are used for saving lives at sea, and the folks who man them are all volunteers, who risk their own lives ever time there is a call out. There are 238 RNLI lifeboat stations around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.