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XP-class lifeboat

XP-class lifeboat

Class of lifeboat

The XP-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable rescue boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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The XP-class lifeboat is mainly used as a small tender carried onboard RNLI all-weather lifeboats, and is based on the commercially available Avon Rover 280.[3]

It carries a crew of one or two, and is normally found carried on board the Trent-class lifeboat.[4][2] It is used primarily for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water, and where rocks prevent the all-weather lifeboat from getting near the base of the cliff.[citation needed]

The XP was also in use at South Broads Lifeboat Station in Suffolk,[2] one of the few RNLI inland waterways lifeboat stations until it closed in 2011, and at Teignmouth Lifeboat Station in Devon, where it is deployed from the larger B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat.[citation needed]

Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, the X-class and the Y-class lifeboats.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Trent class lifeboat". rnli.org. RNLI. Retrieved 7 May 2021. The Trent lifeboat carries a small XP boat, which is an inflatable daughter boat with a 5hp outboard engine
  2. [2]
    "South Broads RNLI - XP Class Lifeboat". broadsrnli.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Trent Class Lifeboats". irishlifeboats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "RNLI X+Y Boats". lifeboatsonline.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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