 The Atlantic 75-class vessel is called the 'Alan and Margaret' |
A Cornwall town is celebrating after the opening of its new lifeboat station and the naming of the area's new Atlantic-class lifeboat. The RNLI has invested thousands of pounds at Looe to improve life-saving cover in the area.
The new Albatross Lifeboat Station will house Looe's new Atlantic 75-class vessel.
The new boat is larger and faster than the previous boat and will extend the area which the crew can cover.
The new developments come after a partnership between the RNLI and the East Looe Town Trust, which saw a site on the seafront redeveloped into a boathouse.
The vessel was officially launched by Elizabeth Beaton and has been named "Alan and Margaret" after her late parents.
The RNLI said of the new vessel: "Even though her twin 70hp outboard engines make her one of the fastest lifeboats in the fleet, her hull design provides a softer ride than her predecessor for the three crew and survivors."
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