Sunderland RNLI get set to hold annual Harbour Day

Members of the Sunderland RNLI Lifeboat Station and Lifeboat Guild are getting set to hold their annual Harbour Day event this weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Aug 2018, 12:52 BST
Updated 3rd Aug 2018, 13:13 BST
Top Model of Sunderland 2018 winnerGeorgia Mordey will officially open the annual Harbour Day event.Top Model of Sunderland 2018 winnerGeorgia Mordey will officially open the annual Harbour Day event.
Top Model of Sunderland 2018 winnerGeorgia Mordey will officially open the annual Harbour Day event.

The fun-filled day will take place on Sunday, August 5, between 10am and 3pm at Sunderland Marina, adjacent to the RNLI lifeboat station.

It will feature demonstrations every 30 minutes to help show visitors how the charities beach lifeguards and lifeboat volunteer’s work together to save lives at sea.

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Top Model of Sunderland 2018 winner Georgia Mordey will officially open the event.

Sam Surtees, Deputy Launching Authority at Sunderland RNLI said “We would like to invite the people of Sunderland to come along and take part in this year’s Harbour Day at our lifeboat station.

"It will also give everyone the chance to meet our volunteer crew and have a look around our two inshore lifeboats as well contributing towards the charities ongoing running costs”.

The Sunderland RNLI Station has a history of 218 years of saving lives at sea.

During those years the class and types of lifeboats has changed from sail and oar, to today's state of the art power craft equipped with navigation aids and capable of speeds of up to 35 knots.

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