Trilogy 2: Lifeboats

 

On the 200-year anniversary of the RNLI, it feels fitting to share my '3-Lifeboat Triilogy 2' mural on the East Pier.

It was painted to mark the final launch of Wicklow's Tyne-class lifeboat, the 'Annie Blaker' (centre boat of the 3 and above) on Sunday, 28th April 2019 after 30 years service and having saved 408 lives at sea. I believe she was the last lifeboat in Ireland to be launched from a slipway.

On the occasion, sister lifeboats were present including Wicklow's then-current lifeboat, the 'Jocks & Annie Slater' (boat on right of 3 and below), the first operational Shannon-class boat.....

...and 2 Trent-class lifeboats: the 'Ger Tigchelaar' (boat on left of 3 and below) from Arklow; and the 'Anna Livia' from Dunlaoighre.



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