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Tasked by Dover Coastguard to assist an 8m yacht with a broken rudder, 6 miles east of Dungeness Point - casualty towed to Dover
Dungeness RNLI Lifeboat Station
Shannon Class RNLI Lifeboat 13-02 under construction at Lymington - some of Dungeness Lifeboat Crew paid a visit to see their new lifeboat on 16 May 2013.
Photographs taken by Crew Member Steve Cardew
Shannon 13-02 Wheelhouse, 16 May 2013
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Dungeness Lifeboat Station in Kent guards the Channel from Folkestone to Rye Bay and today operates a Mersey class 'fast' carriage lifeboat Pride and Spirit which came to Dungeness in 1992, it was a generous gift from Eric and Jean Cass.
Shore helpers are required to launch and recover the lifeboat, the station also had the country's last lady launchers.
In 1940 the Dungeness Lifeboat Charles Cooper Henderson was also one of 19 lifeboats that took part in the evacuation of forces from Dunkirk.
Dungeness has been chosen as the home for the first
Shannon class RNLI lifeboat
Click here for more information on the Shannon and view some videos
Photos of the Shannon class trial lifeboat both at sea and at Dungeness lifeboat station