Volunteer crews welcomed new Shannon class lifeboats in the Summer.

The second Shannon to be placed on station arrived at Exmouth, Devon, on 12 May. At Dungeness in Kent, HRH The Princess Royal officially named and launched The Morrell, a lifeboat funded by a legacy, on Saturday 31 May. During the ceremony Her Royal Highness surprised crew members by asking for a trip out on the new lifeboat, abandoning the tight schedule planned for her visit.

See page 23 for more on the naming of the relief Shannon, Storm Rider.