Sea Palling Independent Lifeboat

Our main lifeboat is a 6.3m Humber Ocean Pro RIB, powered by a 200HP Suzuki outboard. She is fully SAR equipped with Radar and FLIR infra red camera.

Fully equipped with Radar, IR camera, VHF radios and a host of emergency equipment, she can operate up to 7 miles out to sea. She is launched and recovered by our purpose built vehicle, designed to deal with the angle of our ramp and sea conditions at various states of the tide.

• Name: Canon Portal
• Manufacture: Humber RIBS
• Model: Humber Ocean Pro
• Crew: 3
• Length: 6.3 Meters
• Beam: 2.34 Meters
• Draught: 0.6 Meters
• Max Speed: 40 Knots
• Fuel Capacity: 150L Main + 27L Reserve
• Engine: Suzuki 200HP Outboard
• Survivor Capacity: 12

The Ros Clipston is a 3.88m Arancia-class inshore surf rescue lifeboat, equipped with a powerful 30HP Tohatsu outboard engine. She is launched and recovered using our argocat responder vehicle, a purpose built casualty response vehicle with dedicated stretcher facility for the safe transportation of casualties off the beach.

As the reliable workhorse of the Sea Palling station, she plays a vital role in delivering fast and effective response to emergencies in and around the Sea Palling reefs.

• Name: Ros Clipston
• Manufacturer: Arancia industries
• Crew: 2
• Length: 3.88M
• Beam : 1.73M
• Max Speed: 26 Knots
• Fuel Capacity : 50L
• Engine : Tohatsu 30HP Survivor
• Capacity: 6