Unused legacy lifeboat: ‘It’s disgusting’

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The RNLI’s first ‘legacy lifeboat’ has still never been used eight months after its delivery. The ‘George and Frances Phelon’ was named after a couple who bequeathed £3m to the charity. At present, the vessel has never been used in a rescue. The family and former lifeboat members are questioning why.