How do you retrieve a lifeboat from the beach?
Shannon class lifeboats are the latest class of lifeboat.
There are 51 in service for the RNLI in the UK.
Weighing 15 tons at 45ft they can reach 27knots powered by 2 650HP engines.
Designed to be launched from the beach this is how you retrieve one after use.
Video clip courtesy of RNLI @ RNLI.org
24 июн 2023