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Clifdens new lifeboat in Galway

vulcan57 · 2013-10-19 12:42:20

The Mersey Class lifeboat, RNLB The Fisherman's Friend (12-33) arrived by road on the back of a truck in Galway during the week. Set to leave Galway for Clifden on Monday for a 12 month evaluation period. This being a carriage launched lifeboat it is a very rare sight on the west coast of Ireland, maybe one of the first…

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The Mersey Class lifeboat, RNLB The Fisherman's Friend (12-33) arrived by road on the back of a truck in Galway during the week. Set to leave Galway for Clifden on Monday for a 12 month evaluation period. This being a carriage launched lifeboat it is a very rare sight on the west coast of Ireland, maybe one of the first times one has been this side of the country.

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#2 23-10-2013 7:58pm

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This would come in handy when the next breivik nutter strikes...

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#3 23-10-2013 8:30pm

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Managed to get up to clifden yesterday to see her go through some launch and recovery trials. They will be doing that all this week to see if the site is suitable. If so the 12 month evaluation will start in 2014.

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