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| Our new lifeboat the
Ernest and Mabel, came on station in Sept ’02. Beryl Taylor
the lady who kindly gave us £1,000,000 towards the cost, dedicated
the new boat to her late parents Ernest & Mabel. A station only
gets a new lifeboat roughly every 20-25 years. Our previous
Arun Class, 54-04 the Tony Vandervell arrived here 26 years
ago so Ernest and Mabel might have to serve in our waters until
at least 2025 quite a sobering thought. At a total cost of £1,860,000
she is equipped with state-of-the-art electronics, a virtually
indestructible hull and a pair of engines that deliver 2,500
hp giving her a top speed of 26 knots. Compare that with the
old boat Tony Vandervell, at 900 hp and 18 knots and you begin
to see where the money goes! |
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