Then and now: RNLI lifeboats over the years
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2024
- Throughout our 200 years of lifesaving, a lot has changed, including our lifeboats. From the rowing and sailing lifeboats of our early days, to the modern RNLI fleet today, take a look at how far we’ve come since our founding in 1824.
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Please note, at 5:01 - B class lifeboats have two 115hp engines.
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Great video !!
Fortunately during my career at sea and working offshore in the Oil industry I was lucky enough to have never had to avail myself of there services but have always admired the crews that risk their onw lives to help save others. They are the real heroes.
Thanks to all the heroes who man these boats and save so many lives ❤
thanks for this marvellous and so well described epic story .
Fascinating history
Excellent. Lots of information about development.
A really interesting and well crafted video. Great work and thanks to all our volunteers saving lives at sea and around our coasts and waterways. The RNLI is one of our great institutions.
Keep on, keeping on, for another two hundred years.
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RNLI need to grow its online presence. Moe videos like this!!!
No mention of their hovercraft which was a shame.
A self righting inshore boat next?
If it’s RNLI it’ll be ‘Self-Righteous’ 😊
The B class, Atlantic has an airbag fitted to the mast frame. This can be activated in the case of capsize and the inflated bag will cause the lifeboat to right itself.
Spoilt by the awful voiceover: rowin', sailin', changin'??? Speak properly, for heaven's sake!
And "lootenant" 🤦♂️
But otherwise a wonderful reflection on what can be achieved with determination and mass participation.