page_title: St Abbs Lifeboat Station
section_title: Independent lifeboat
hierarchical_section_title: St Abbs Lifeboat Station / Independent lifeboat
caption_attribution_description: St Abbs Lifeboat leaves St Abbs Harbour during the St Abbs Lifeboat Gala day Saturday 30 July 2016
context_page_description: St Abbs Lifeboat is an independent marine-rescue facility in St Abbs, Berwickshire, Scotland.
context_section_description: St Abbs Lifeboat is run as an independent charity (SCIO) registered in Scotland (Charity Number SC046312). The charity aims to operate an independent rescue service outside of the RNLI. Thomas Tunnock & Sons Ltd, a Scottish company, has contributed £260,000 towards the purchase of a new lifeboat to be called Thomas Tunnock.
  The new St Abbs Lifeboat arrived at the station on 28 July 2016 and was officially named Thomas Tunnock during a naming ceremony on 17 September 2016. Thomas Tunnock is an 900W Rigid Inflatable Boat built by MST (Marine Specialised Technology Ltd) based in Liverpool. She has a maximum speed of 47 knots and is one of the fastest lifeboats in the UK.
caption: St Abbs Lifeboat Thomas Tunnock
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