The Michael O'Brien Shannon class lifeboat, which has been named after an Irish lifeboat volunteer, will arrive at Clogherhead at 1.31pm, which is also its operation number.
The investment means the station moves from a 15-knot lifeboat to a 25-knot one, cutting vital minutes off the time it takes for the lifeboat crew to reach a casualty. The SLARS acts as a mobile slipway for the lifeboat, which can be driven directly onto the beach for recovery.
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