ERIC W WILSON lifeboat

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The St Catherine's lifeboat is an RNLI 'B class' Atlantic 85. She arrived on station in June 2010 and is named the ERIC W WILSON, following a formal naming ceremony on 22 May 2011.

ERIC W WILSON one of the Atlantic 85 class lifeboats was built by the Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Displacement 1.8 tonnes, dim. 8.44 x 2.85 x 0.53m. (draught).
Powered by 2 Yamaha 4-stroke outboard engines, 115 hp. Speed 35 knots.
Bunker capacity 210 litre fuel. Endurance 2.5 hours.
Crew 2 an total capacity 24 persons.
Of this class wer built 139 units between 2005-2006.
Cost 140,000 – 180,000 P

The stamp shows her on the launching vehicle.
2024 In service.


In June 2010, the existing Atlantic 75 was replaced with a new Atlantic 85, to be named ERIC W WILSON (B-841).
The Atlantic 85 offers several key advantages to its predecessor. It is slightly longer and wider and allows for a fourth crew member, which will particularly important for rescues involving searches and medical evacuations. It is also faster and has a wider range of equipment installed, including a radar and VHF direction finder as well as the GPS and VHF radio which are also found on the Atlantic 75. There is also an inter-crew intercom system to allow for more effective communication in poor weather and when travelling at speed. The first woman crew member joined the crew on active service in June 1995. On standby 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the crew are called by a pager system and are prepared to respond immediately to ensure that the Lifeboat is launched as quickly as possible, which, is normally within 10 minutes.
The Atlantic class Lifeboats have proved to be a fast and versatile means of enabling the RNLI crew members to provide assistance to vessels, divers, swimmers, surfers and many others in difficulty in the waters around Jersey and along the adjacent French coast. The St Catherine's Lifeboat probably has a greater average distance to callouts than any other Atlantic Lifeboat; with frequent callouts to the adjacent French coast and as far as the Island of Sark to the north on at least two occasions.

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The Atlantic 85 is part of the B-class of lifeboats that serve the shores of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet.
The Atlantic 85 is the third generation B-class Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) developed from the Atlantic 21  and the later Atlantic 75. The Atlantic design of the B-class of lifeboats is named after Atlantic College, where the design was originally developed.
Design
The hull is constructed in a fibre reinforced composite, consisting of a carbon fibre  carbon  and foam core laminate with an epoxy glass and foam sandwich layup. The tubes are Hypalon.
The boat is powered by twin 115 hp (86 kW) Yamaha 4-stroke outboard engines that have been inversion-proofed to ensure the engines are still operational after a capsize.
Like previous RIBs, it has a manually operated self-righting mechanism that deploys an airbag mounted atop the A-frame. It is capable of being beached in an emergency without sustaining damage to engines or steering gear. The Atlantic 85 is fitted with radar and VHF direction finding equipment and can be operated safely in daylight in a force 6/7 and at night in a force 5/6.
The Atlantic 85 also has intercom communications between the crew and VHF radio via their helmets, DGPS & Chartplotter. It also carries a searchlight, night-vision equipment and illuminating paraflares for night-time operations.
To ensure equipment is kept to a high standard of repair, boats gothrough annual or bi-annual overhauls, and 4-year refits.

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