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| Hovercraft |
| Image:RNLI-hovercraft.jpg |
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| Introduced: |
2002 |
| General characteristics |
| Length: |
7.75m |
| Displacement: |
2500kg |
| Construction: |
Aluminum hull, FRC topsides |
| Speed: |
30 knots |
| Endurance: |
3 hours |
| Crew: |
3 |
Hovercraft serve the shores of the UK as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet.
The hovercraft was developed to operate in tidal areas such as Morecambe Bay where strandings by incoming tides can have fatal consequences and where normal craft are unable to operate, for example due to mud flats. See, for example 2004 Morecambe Bay cockling disaster.
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