Bernard Matthews II, our offshore lifeboat, is a Dutch-built Valentijn which slashed response times by more than half. In service since 2004, replacing The Bernard Matthews lifeboat, which had been going to the rescue of seafarers off the coast of Great Yarmouth for 15 years. The Fred Dyble II, our new inshore lifeboat was built at Alicat Workboats in Great Yarmouth during 2018 and commissioned into service in March 2019. The Fred Dyble II, which replaces the Fred Dyble inshore lifeboat, is a powered by a 262hp inboard Steyr diesel engine and single Hamilton waterjet, reaching top speeds in excess of 35 knots.
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2 x 450hp
440Nm
37 knots
6 hours
11m
4.1m
10 tons
4 - 6
50
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285hp
TBC
TBC
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292hp
TBC
35 knots
4.5 hours
5m
2.0m
420kg
3
2
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90hp
TBC
TBC
TBC
The Jim Davidson ILB which was named on Sunday 9th September 2001 was purchased with money largely raised by Jim at his charity show at the Wellington Pier, at the end of the 2000 summer season.
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TBC
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TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
Shirley Jean Adye was the first Independent Offshore Lifeboat in the country. Liverpool Class Lifeboat Built in 1952 by Groves & Gutteridge, Cowes at Yard No 524. ON906 W Ross McArthur of Glasgow.
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35ft 6ins
TBC
8 tons 10 cwt
TBC
TBC
The Bernard Matthews served on station between August 1991 - 2004. Purchased with the kind support of Bernard Matthews, his company continues to provide support to many enterprising fund-raising efforts made by Caister Lifeboats.
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564hp
TBC
18 Knots
38ft 6in
10ft 8in
Thursday 2nd May 2019
Time: 11:57
Bernard Matthews II
Caister Lifeboat was paged by HM Coastguard at 11:49hrs to reports of a motor cruiser with steering problems off Winterton. The vessel, Osprey, had one person on board. The lifeboat was launched at 11.57hrs, arrived on scene at 12:04hrs and had the vessel on tow by 12:11hrs which was then towed safely to Great Yarmouth harbour and tied up opposite the Town Hall.
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