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[lesfac]

I was just browsing on Marine Traffic to see what 17-28 is up to (Torbay lifeboat and my model) and its in Falmouth along with 17-29 (the Falmouth boat) and 16-01.
Its just idle curiosity but does anyone know why there are 3 lifeboats(maybe more) in Falmouth at the moment?I had a quick browse on the net but didnt come across anything to explain it.Marine Traffic says 17-27 is in Brixham.(Torbay)Showing my ignorance now.......is Falmouth possibly a service centre for lifeboats?As I say just curiosity but I wondered.Les

[Netleyned]

Volunteer Spirit 17-27 is a relief boat.
Shown on the RNLI jetty
Brixham.
The movement of vessels by
the Moguls at Poole sometimes
defy the thoughts of us mere mortals.
Ned

[Rottweiler]

I was just browsing on Marine Traffic to see what 17-28 is up to (Torbay lifeboat and my model) and its in Falmouth along with 17-29 (the Falmouth boat) and 16-01.
Its just idle curiosity but does anyone know why there are 3 lifeboats(maybe more) in Falmouth at the moment?I had a quick browse on the net but didnt come across anything to explain it.Marine Traffic says 17-27 is in Brixham.(Torbay)Showing my ignorance now.......is Falmouth possibly a service centre for lifeboats?As I say just curiosity but I wondered.Les

Hi
Falmouth Boat Construction has been servicing and refurbishing lifeboats for many years,and although many now go to Poole for repairs etc,some are still sent to FBC and other establishments.As well as the local Severn,Richard Cox Scott,as you say there is the Brixham boat ,and the Scottish boat that was severely damaged in the recent storm.
You may not know,but there are also three ex lifeboats in the Falmouth area,a single screw Liverpool Class,Herbert John,herself a Historic Lifeboat,also the ex Sennen Cove Mersey Lifeboat,The Four Boys,and a Tyne Class originally stationed in Scotland
Hope this helps
Mick F

[RST]

I was just browsing on Marine Traffic to see what 17-28 is up to (Torbay lifeboat and my model) and its in Falmouth along with 17-29 (the Falmouth boat) and 16-01.
Its just idle curiosity but does anyone know why there are 3 lifeboats(maybe more) in Falmouth at the moment?I had a quick browse on the net but didnt come across anything to explain it.Marine Traffic says 17-27 is in Brixham.(Torbay)Showing my ignorance now.......is Falmouth possibly a service centre for lifeboats?As I say just curiosity but I wondered.Les

I went to see a colleagues sailboat in Inverness marina last year and I was surprised to see maybe 5 or 6 "new" lifeboats berthed there.  I never got a clear answer why but I guessed they were either en-route somewhere for servicing, en-route somewhere back etc etc. It's not like they're made anywhere near us but I guessed it was a holding point for ones en-route somewhere for whatever reason? I've not been back to the marina (my friends boat is a contentious issue) since so don't know whether it was a one-off or not.
Rich