RNLI Wells lifeboat 'Duke of Edinburgh' arrives on station

Wells-next-the-Sea's brand new Shannon class lifeboat arrived in its new Norfolk home this week. Watch to the end, to see the Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS) in operation.

The Launch a Memory lifeboat arrived in Wells Quay at 5.30pm, carrying with it 15,000 names of loved ones in its decals, ‘RNLI 13-46’. It was an exciting and special delivery - the town also has a brand new boathouse. Although the new lifeboat station is not yet open to the public, further information on when there will be opportunities to see the lifeboat, will be released in the coming weeks.

Named 'Duke of Edinburgh', the lifeboat replaces their current all-weather lifeboat, a Mersey class which has been in service there for 32 years. Launching in 1990, it's the oldest boat currently in our fleet. The Shannon class is our fastest all-weather lifeboat.

This lifeboat, was funded in part through an appeal in the local Wells community, and by the Civil Service charity The Lifeboat Fund.

Cover photo: Leanne McColm.
Footage: Chris Taylor

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