Our boat, Blue Peter V, is
an Atlantic 75, D class lifeboat. She carries three crew and has a top speed
of 34 knots. The lifeboat was purchased with the generous assistance of
viewers of the BBC television programme
Blue Peter.
The Portaferry lifeboat provides coverage of the whole of Strangford Lough
and the Irish Sea area
up to five nautical miles
offshore between
Burr Point,
Ballyhalbert, Co. Down, and
St John's Point to the south of the Lough's
mouth.
'Blue Peter V' on exercise off Killyleagh, Strangford Lough
Vital Statistics
- Atlantic 75 D class lifeboat
- Glass reinforced plastic hull
with hypalon-coated nylon inflatable tube
- Crew 3
- Launched from a trailer
- Length 7.3m (24ft)
- Speed 32 / 34 knots
- Twin 70hp outboard motors (petrol)
- Endurance - 3 hours at maximum speed
- Introduced to service 1993
1998 - Blue Peter presenters, Romana D'Annunzio, Richard Bacon
and Katy Hill during a visit to Portaferry Lifeboat Station
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