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A
new £1.5 million RNLI vehicle used to launch lifeboats from the beach
became stranded overnight at Hayle after getting stuck in the sand.
Crews are still working on putting its caterpillar tracks back on.
Pictures from local photographer Ken Whalley. Get the latest on this on
Drive at 1700 with Naomi Kennedy.Nick Farrar They
are hoping to drive it off the beach tomorrow (Sunday). It's being
dragged onto heavy metal plates to give it a firm platform, then being
jacked up, the tracks will be reconnected and then if all goes well
driven off the beach.
It's
not as serious as it has been reported, just a few teething problems
that will be addressed before the vehicles are rolled out over the
country.Keith Letchford This
looks like a development of the experimental Supacat launch system that
was tested at Hayle in 2007 with the prototype FCB2 lifeboat,
subsequently abandoned. Supacat developed the tractors further for the
RNLI and I think they have been deployed for
the last year or two in various locations. I would imagine that these
tests here are in anticipation of the new Shannon lifeboat coming to St
Ives in a couple of months, which was also previously tested at Hayle in
2013. It is the lifeboat that costs £1.5 million. The local RNLI
branch has had to raise £100,000 for the new launch vehicle. They
deserve our support, it's Hayle seafarers who will benefit. Usual
lightweight BBC reporting.Peter F Clemo A track laying vehicle stuck in sand...beggars belief reallyMichael Donnithorne Messed up the beach and still in the summer season!
A new £1.5 million RNLI vehicle used to launch lifeboats from the beach became stranded overnight at Hayle after getting...
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