Shannon-class lifeboat comes into service. Story by James Davies - BBC News, Essex • 23h. A high-end RNLI lifeboat that will help crews navigate treacherous weather conditions has come into service.

The revised plans helps to address key concerns raised ... providing a permanent home for Anstruther’s Shannon class all-weather lifeboat.” John Mitchell, head of roads and transportation, added: “We ...

Ranked at skill level one, the RNLI Shannon Class Lifeboat Starter Set in 1:72 scale is now available within the Hornby Airfix Starter Set range, all designed w.

A new volunteer coxswain is to take the helm of Falmouth's newly arrived lifeboat, moving the station well and truly into a fresh chapter.. Following Falmouth Lifeboat Station receiving its new state ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Ireland is to get its first Shannon class boat. Shannon craft are the smallest and lightest in the RNLI fleet and capable of 25 knots.