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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 ...

Since it was first formed by a group of civil servants in 1866, The Lifeboat Fund has continuously supported the RNLI. It has provided the charity with 54 new lifeboats, helped refurbish lifeboat ...