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| Gill netter, Sparkling Line seen here in Newlyn earlier in the year. |
The new lifeboat based at the Lizard in west Cornwall was been launched for its first rescue over the weekend. The RNLB Rose was called out to help a Newlyn fishing boat with six people on board after it suffered engine failure. The 18m (60ft) netter Sparkling Line got into trouble 21 miles off The Lizard just before 21:00 BST on Saturday. See full story on the BBC web site here
The new boat is the latest in a number that have been stationed in one of the most inhospitable coves around the UK's coast. Film extract courtesy of British Pathé.
NEW LIFEBOATS LAUNCHED BY DUKE OF EDINBURGH
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