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Tuesday, 03 June 2008

Former RNLI lifeboat gets a new lease of life and a new name down under.

The new Falmouth Atlantic 75 ILB Eve Pank. Atlantic 75 Specification: Length: 7.5m (24ft 7in) Overall beam: 8ft 8in (2.64m) Length of hull: 20ft 3in (6.17m) Weight with crew: Approx 3,200 lbs Engines: Twin 75hp Speed: 35 knots Duration: Three hours at max speed The donor for B756 Eve Pank is named after the wife of the legacy of Lt. Col Cuthbert Arnold Pank Service Record The Lifeboat has served in the Releif Fleet at the following stations since Sept 2000 Sherringham / Bundoran / Skerries / Brighton / Poole / St Bees / Ramsgate / St Helier During that time she has carried out 150 services, Save 6 lives, and Rescued 137 other people plus £921,890 of property. You can read more here.

The 2008 Sea Shanty Festival Photo Gallery etc.

Last year 2006, proved for the crews of Falmouth's Lifeboats to be their busiest year ever.

In total the two lifeboats launched on service 81 times rescuing 78 people, and in addition assisted in saving over £5.5 million worth of property. The stations Severn Class all weather lifeboat Richard Cox Scott was called out on 24 occasions while the Atlantic 21 class inshore lifeboat Falmouth Round Table launched on a further 57 occasions.

Our RNLI volunteers who man the lifeboats spent a staggering 105 hours afloat assisting others, while on top of this they also gave many more hours of their own time training to ensure their skills and qualifications were to the standard required to allow them to carryout their life saving role.

They never know when the next call will come, but we can still be sure that day or night they will be afloat and underway with in ten minutes of the pagers going off. But we must also not forget their employers and families without whose support our volunteers would not be able to go to sea.

Last year also proved to be a record year for our local RNLI fundraisers without whose financial support our crews would not be able to save lives at sea. In total they raised over £81,000 none of which would have been possible with out the generosity of the public.

In 2008 we have had a Total of 81 calls with the Offshore Lifeboat being called on 24 occassions and the Inshore boat on 57 occassions. You can check out previous years here.

[Inshore] 25 July 2008 Yacht Gwilo and Rigid Inflatable By Blue broken down
[Inshore] 17 July 2008 Person in the water reported in difficulties
[Inshore] 13 July 2008 Search following concern for missing person
[Inshore] 10 July 2008 Small Yacht Overdraft aground on rocks
[Inshore] 10 July 2008 Ski Boat Four Winn suffering engine problems

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The latest reports of action by both boats are now available by email as soon as the report is published on the web site by the Crew.

You can check the Offshore action here and the Inshore action here.

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RNLB Richard Cox Scott was principally funded by a bequest from Mrs Ruth Marygolg Dix Scott, who passed away in May 1998, bequeathing her residuary estate to the RNLI

Mrs Scott had a love for the sea since her childhood and had lived in Cornwall for many years. The Lifeboat is named after her late Husband.

For more information or to contact the crew please email:

RNLB "Richard Cox Scott"

RNLI Registered charity number 209603