Arklow RNLI volunteers braved stormy conditions to carry out two daring rescues in one night, assisting the crew of a stranded fishing vessel and helping save two men who had fallen into the icy waters at Arklow Harbour.
In the early hours of Monday morning Arklow RNLI were called to help a sailing vessel that had lost power and was adrift three miles south, south east off the Arklow coast
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Dawn of a new era for RNLI s Invergordon Lifeboat Station as new Shannon class vessel becomes fully operational By Philip Murray
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Updated: 16:46, 12 February 2021
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The new lifeboat. Picture: RNLI/Michael MacDonald.
A LONG-awaited new era has dawned for lifeboat crew members in the Cromarty Firth after their brand new state-of-the-art vessel became fully operational.
The RNLI s Invergordon station took delivery of its new Shannon class lifeboat back on November 1, following a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
And, after intensive training to get familiar with the new craft, the new vessel â RNLB Agnes AP Barr â took over from its Trent class predecessor, RNLB Douglas Aikman Smith, at 1.37pm on Friday.