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Boarding Boat
- Class – D Class
- Operational Number – BB 697
- O/N Number –
- Length – 5 metres
- Beam – 2 metres
- Displacement – 400 kilograms
- Draught – 1.4 metres
- Speed – 25 knots
- Propulsion – 30HP Tohatsu outboard
- Range – 3 hours +
- Complement – 6
- Survivor Capacity – not applicable
- Cost –
- Launches –
Lives saved – - Service Dates – 2008 to date
- You can probably see the Boarding Boat below you in the Marina. Sometimes, our main Shannon Lifeboat is moored just beyond here in the estuary. The Crew use the Boarding Boat to go to and from the Shannon. There have been times when boarding boats are used in rescues. In 1995, one of the Stuart Line boats ran aground near Maer Rocks. The water was too shallow for Lifeboat at the time, Louis Marchesi, to get close, so the boarding boat helped transfer passengers from the pleasure boat to the Lifeboat.
The Boarding Boat can be seen on exercise with the Exmouth Shannon and Inshore Lifeboats on Christmas Day when hundreds of Exmouth residents congregate to take a dip in the sea.
This D Class was in service from 2008-2018 in Stranraer before becoming a Boarding Boat in 2019. It came to Exmouth in 2023 from Weymouth
We have strived to provide the most accurate information about our lifesaving boats. If you have any additional details or insights to share, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out to us on welly@exmouthlifeboat.org.uk
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If you can, please donate to the Exmouth Lifeboat via our Just Giving page
- Gift Aid allows UK charities to claim back the basic rate tax already paid on donations by the donor.
- For every £1 donated the RNLI can claim back 25p from the Government on your behalf.
- Gift Aid applies to UK Tax Payers only
- Details on our Just Giving page
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Exmouth is an independent marina, and we pride ourselves on providing an efficient, friendly service to visitors and contract berth holders alike. With berths that can accommodate vessels of up to 15 metres in length, from ribs and jet-skis to yachts and even fishing boats, we can help you find the perfect place for your boat, long- or short-term.