The added radar also means the lifeboat can operate more effectively in reduced visibility.
The ceremony took place at the Redcar lifeboat station which has been operating since 1802.
There was, simply, very little reason to question the Board of Trade's wisdom about lifeboat requirements.
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"It shows the importance of the Moelfre lifeboat station on the north Wales coast, " he said.
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John Scott from the Portrush Lifeboat crew said they were lucky to be alive.
He was taken back across the bay by the inshore lifeboat to an awaiting ambulance.
The Mallaig lifeboat crew freed the trawler from the rocks and towed it to Mallaig harbour.
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The islands' St Mary's lifeboat was launched and took an hour to reach him, coastguards said.
Seahouses Lifeboat Station received a distress call from the 262ft (80m) vessel Danio early on Saturday.
It was rescued by the Swanage RNLI Inshore Lifeboat and reunited with its owner.
Six men were killed when their lifeboat capsized within sight of Fraserburgh harbour in 1953.
Fraserburgh has lost another seven men in two other lifeboat disasters, in 1919 and 1970.
She managed to get onto a lifeboat, but fell out amid the chaotic launch.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to the area and rescued a man from a lifeboat.
At 10:30 a.m. a drill consisting of lowering a lifeboat with crew members aboard began.
Originally from Cornwall, Mr Churchill is currently second mechanic with the all-weather lifeboat crew at Arbroath.
An Arbroath lifeboat volunteer has been confirmed as the oldest RNLI crew member in Scotland.
The captain of the cruise ship called for the divers who arrived at the capsized lifeboat.
The lifeboat stood by and followed both vessels as they proceeded towards the harbour.
The lifeboat crew re-established the tow and guided the fishing vessel back to Tobermory.
She said it would be "a real honour" to see her chosen name on a lifeboat.
At one point, a helicopter winched to safety several members of a lifeboat crew.
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The new Tamar-class lifeboat will replace the present 22-year-old Tyne-class boat the "David Robinson".
The RNLI said lifeboat building on the Isle of Wight would not be affected.
Mr Picknett manoeuvred the lifeboat so the crew could pull the man from the sea.
Volunteer lifeboat crews on Teesside have expressed their hopes for a quiet festive period.
The Portishead Lifeboat Trust was founded in 1995 and is funded entirely by donations.
But Dave Herbert, from the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, said he was "pleased" plans had been submitted.
Owner Ron Bygott said a lifeboat crew "certainly" saved his life and those onboard the Courageous II.
Fear of being left without a lifeboat was an important element in the way the Irish voted.
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