Name X-class Propulsion Unpowered Complement 2 | Length 2.5 m (8.2 ft) Range Within sight of ALB | |
Operators Royal National Lifeboat Institution | ||
The X-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The X-class Lifeboat is used as a small tender carried on board the RNLI All Weather lifeboats that serve the shores of the UK.
The X-class is normally found carried onboard Tyne-class lifeboats, and is a station option on Mersey-class and Shannon-class lifeboats.
When in use it carries up to two crew and is primarily used for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water. and the All-Weather Lifeboat can not get into the base of the cliffs due to rocks.
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, Y-class and XP-class lifeboats.
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