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The rescue of the Whitby lifeboat
01 Apr 2008
But by the time she reached 100 years old, she was in dire need of rescuing herself: luckily she was spotted for sale on Ebay and was brought home to the RNLI museum at Whitby.
The restoration of the wooden lifeboat William Riley of Birmingham and Leamington has been carried out by members of the RNLI museum with the support of Blakes Paints, who have provided both coatings and expert advice.
Peter Thompson, curator of the museum at Whitby, explained that the boat had deteriorated badly by the time she was donated to them. They formed a trust especially for the restoration, and put in a lot of volunteer man-hours in order to bring her back to life.
The project has taken over two-and-a-half years: following the launch at the end of March the museum plans to put her to work again, this time for educational purposes, fundraising and sponsored rows.
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