Tour of the RNLI All-weather Lifeboat Centre

David Brook, the RNLI's Engineering & Asset Management Director, gives us a tour of the All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole, Dorset

[@terrystephens1102]

Congratulations on a magnificent new facility - the attention to detail and dedication of all RNLI staff is amazing. 😃👌👏👏👏👏❤️

[@CreatureOTNight]

Well worth the 100 mile round trip with painfully slow traffic to see inside. With the added bonus of seeing Bembridge's Tamar from a new angle.

[@derbs1718]

It looks incredible, hope to be able to get there on an open day soon!

[@stevenholton438]

No, believable!

[@MilanDupal]

Great! Enjoy your new infrastructure.

[@ajmccann01hotmail.co.ukpen48]

amazing keep the work up 👍👍

[@joelharris1335]

RNLI, Even though the centre is responsible for both maintaining and building the all-weather lifeboats, will it handle the larger Seven and Trent class boats as well as the Shannon and Tamar class boats?

[@rnli]

It certainly can Joel

[@joelharris1335]

So all the All-weather lifeboats can be maintained under one roof! @@rnli

[@ColinGoldfinch]

Brilliant. Do you make lifeboats for other organisations?

[@rnli]

We don't but when our lifeboats go out of service they are sometimes redeployed to other lifeboat organisations. More info: rnli.social/3yVgcZk

[@453228887567897]

Does anyone remember the class lifeboat that has the four front windows and double rear entrance hatches

[@dansanders173]

What's the life span of the Shannon Class boats?

[@atifri]

Dan Sanders 2 days.

[@jockwood2398]

The hull is designed to have a 50 year life span with a refit/upgrade after 25 years service

[@MEGADOORMAN]

Fantastic shots of those large blue Megadoors

[@tonyl1984]

Who installed them? Assa abloy? Or another door contractor 🤔

[@kenmayfield3739]

I’m sure the hoards of dinghy snipers will be very grateful for all this.

[@seankilburn7200]

The Trent and Tamar class boats are so pointless . You only need Shannon and severe class boats.

[@tangledtackleuk]

Who paying for this??

[@stevenholton438]

Pork!