The RNLI has also introduced a new launch and recovery tractor, designed in conjunction with high-mobility-vehicles specialist Supacat Ltd, specifically for use with the Shannon. It acts as a mobile ...

The Canadian Lifeboat Institution (CLI) has taken delivery of a Tyne-class lifeboat from UK's RNLI and renamed the rescue vessel 'Fraser Lifeboat', informs the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia.

The Poole RNLI crew are bidding a tearful farewell to one of their lifeboats. Following a coastal review by the RNLI, the all weather Tyne Class "RNLB City of Sheffield" is being retired. In 2017 ...

A Severn class lifeboat berths in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. * Photo: Adrian Pingstone * 1790: The first shore-based boat designed specifically for use as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne ...

THE WORLD'S second-oldest lifeboat in existence and one of the North-East’s most important examples of maritime heritage has made her return journey home after being fully renovated. The Grade II ...

A south Devon town has taken delivery of its new £2.6m lifeboat. The 16m (52ft) Tamar-class all-weather vessel, the Baltic Exchange III, has arrived in Salcombe after undergoing a week of sea trials.

A £12.6m contract to build a fleet of high-tech lifeboats for the RNLI has been awarded to Plymouth's dockyard management firm DML. The 16-metre Tamar class lifeboats have advanced technology and ...

One of Jersey's lifeboats is to have new engines fitted next year. Jersey Lifeboat Association (JLA) said the Sir Max Aitken III would have two Baudouin engines installed by marine engineers DK ...