(5 images in this post) The new RNLB Ann and James Ritchie II (13-42) arriving into Ramsey after exercise this afternoon and then the Shannon class boat was recovered onto the new lifeboat launcher/recovery tug. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” below or by logging…
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Peel New Lifeboat 15th March 2020
The new Peel Lifeboat 13-35 ‘Frank and Brenda Winter’ arriving at Peel today at 13.35hrs (15 March 2020) accompanied by the old Peel Lifeboat and Ramsey, Port St Mary and Port Erin lifeboats also 🇮🇲 Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging…
Ramsey Lifeboat 12-14 – Ann and James Ritchie
Ramsey Lifeboat 12-14 Ann and James Ritchie undergoing an exercise today in Ramsey Harbour. The image was captured on my Nikon D80 DSLR Camera with a Nikon 18-105 F3.5/5.6 G AFS DX lens, cropped and resized in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or…
New Shannon Class Lifeboat Visits Ramsey Harbour
The RNLI prototype Shannon class all-weather lifeboat is currently undergoing sea trials in the Irish Sea and is seen here visiting Ramsey Harbour. It’s the first modern RNLI all-weather lifeboat to be powered by water-jets instead of propellers, making it faster and more manoeuverable when reaching casualties and is expected to be seen within a year…
The Remains of Trawler Cevic
The remains of this trawler which sank in June 1927 when she was driven onto half tide rocks in South Ramsey Bay and broke up. The incident occured when the men aboard the Cevic were attempting to rescue the ship’s lifeboat, which had got into trouble. A flare was sent up and the Ramsey lifeboat…