Early glimpse of the new Hastings Lifeboat
Sarah and Simon Graves and former Hastings Mayor Richard Stevens spotted the lifeboat whilst on a tour of the RNLI’s New-Build and Maintenance Boatyard in Poole, Dorset last weekend.
The ‘Shannon’ Class Lifeboat is due to be delivered to Hastings in early October with a ‘Naming Ceremony’ taking place at Hastings Lifeboat Station early next year.
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Hide AdThe new Lifeboat is named after Richard and Caroline Colton, following a very generous financial donation and even the gift of a Ferrari car to cover the costs involved.
The visitors from Hastings agreed that: “This is great news for Hastings and a real success story for all those who campaigned for a new, larger and faster lifeboat for our town, which undoubtedly will make an invaluable contribution to maintaining safety in our coastal waters.”
The boat will cover Hastings and the surrounding coast, including Bexhill.
The Richard and Caroline Colton has already undergone sea trials at Poole.
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Hide AdHastings RNLI claim the arrival of the boat is the biggest news for it in a generation.