Known as a Shannon-class lifeboat, it was made using £1.1m of materials and was designed specifically to save lives at sea. It uses water jets rather than propellers for manoeuvrability and can ...

Shannon-class lifeboats can reach up to 25 knots (28mph) and have a range of 250 nautical miles (287 miles) A high-end RNLI lifeboat that will help crews navigate treacherous weather conditions ...

The vessel was taken out of the water and stored in Lowestoft during the summer of 2024, and taken to Falmouth, Cornwall later that year so crew could be trained on the Shannon class lifeboat.

Troon RNLI lifeboat station will welcome their new lifeboat, a state-of-the-art Shannon class all-weather lifeboat ‘RNLB Roy Barker VI’, next month. After being placed into the water at the ...