Mersea RNLI hope for new lifeboat
Posted on March 22nd 2010
West Mersea Lifeboat Station has launched an appeal, as they fear that their current lifeboat is not big enough to meet current demands and needs. The lifeboat station hopes that local residents of Mersea Island will help fund a larger lifeboat by 2014. The station currently has a large amount of money that has been left as a legacy to the RNLI but the remaining £35,000 they hope to raise through local support.
The Islands RNLI have been using the B class Atlantic 75 since 2001 and hope that with the funds they raise to purchase a larger boat equip with more modern technology such as a radar.
Jeremy Dumas from the Mersea RNLI said: "It's a fairly routine replacement. By 2014, she will be due to move on. The new boat will be more capable. As it is radar equipped, it will be very useful for us in the dark. We already know there is a lot of support for the lifeboat in the community. We hope more people can get behind us with this campaign."
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