New lifeboat for Portree station

New lifeboat for Portree station

Photograph: Nathan Williams A new £2.78 million Shannon class RNLI lifeboat, destined for the Portree station on Skye, has been officially launched into the water for the first time. The state-of-the-art vessel, which has been named RNLB Peter and Mary (13-59), received the traditional bell ringing ceremony at the All-Weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole last Tuesday before being lowered into the water. The bell ringing ceremony is a tradition upon …