Courtmacsherry RNLI hold open day
At the open day, the all weather Shannon Class lifeboat ‘Val Adnams’ will be open to the public on the pier pontoon as will the station house. Picture: Courtmacsherry RNLI
Crews at the West Cork station have been saving lives at sea for close to 200 years.
At the open day, the all weather Shannon Class lifeboat ‘Val Adnams’ will be open to the public on the pier pontoon as will the station house.
Lifeboat souvenirs will also be on sale and there will be an educational and safety stand on the pier.
The Old Head and Seven Heads Coast Guard unit and West Cork Underwater Search and Rescue will also be in attendance.
The Val Adnams is the eleventh lifeboat to be stationed in Courtmacsherry, the oldest lifeboat station in Ireland alongside Arklow, since the arrival of the first RNLI boat ‘The Plenty’ in 1825.
A significant proportion of the funding for the lifeboat was provided through a generous donation from Val Adnams, who grew up in Preston and Weymouth in the UK and now resides in Idaho in the USA.
The open day takes place tomorrow from 2.30pm to 5pm.
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