Its an exciting day in Aldeburgh with the delivery of our brand new Atlantic 85.
The Atlantic 85 was introduced in 2005 and is one of the fastest craft in the RNLI fleet.
Although designed to operate in shallower water, the Atlantic 85 can also handle fairly challenging open sea conditions. In the event of a capsize, it can be manually righted by an inflatable bag and the crew can quickly restart its inversion-proofed engines.
Length: 8.44m
Speed: 35 knots (approx 40 miles per hour)
Endurance: 3 hours max, until refuelling is necessary
Crew: 3–4
Weight: 1.8 tonnes
Engine: 2 x 115hp
Chris, Susie, Martin, Binnie, Lizzie and Max
