Beach trials begin for lifeboat launcher

The L&RS can be operated in heavy surf conditions, and in water at depths approaching 3m.

The programme to bring the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) new Shannon class all weather lifeboat into service reached a key milestone this summer.

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