A LIFE CUT SHORT; pounds 2m Rescue boat Katie a write-off ..but crew acted properly in storm.Byline: BY JONNY STONES A pounds 2MILLION lifeboat that ran aground a·ground adv. & adj. 1. Onto or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a body of water: a ship that ran aground; a ship aground offshore. 2. in a storm has been written off, it emerged yesterday. But RNLB chiefs announced the volunteer crew were not responsible for the severity of the damage and had followed correct procedure. The stricken Katie Hannan was battered by wind and waves for two weeks as rescuers tried to prize it from rocks near Rathlin, off North Antrim North Antrim can refer to:
Lifeboat chiefs yesterday announced attempts to return the Severn-class vessel to service had failed. RNLB divisional inspector for Ireland Colin Williams said: "Grounding is a constant threat when lifeboats operate close to the shore in shallow water See:
"We train our volunteer crews to make life-saving decisions in difficult circumstances and this incident provided important lessons." The Portrush lifeboat got into difficulties trying to rescue three people on fishing boat the Catriona IV. Huge swell washed the 40-tonne boat on to rocks and her crew were winched to safety. It was eventually dragged from a breakwater breakwater, offshore structure to protect a harbor from wave energy or deflect currents. When it also serves as a pier, it is called a quay; when covered by a roadway it is called a mole. and towed to Plymouth where engineers found damage to it's hull too severe. A stand-in vessel has been operating in place of the Katie Hannan for the past two months. The RNLB Katie Hannan may yet be useful - as a training tool. CAPTION(S): STRICKEN Lifeboat is grounded and, right, how we broke story in February |
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