Terra Marique called on again to assist the RNLI

Following last months high profile recovery of the Portrush Lifeboat, the Katie Hannan, Eccleshall based shipping company Robert Wynn & Sons have been called in again to help the RNLI.

During last weeks heavy weather the Dunbar lifeboat the "Sir Ronald Pechell ", while berthed at Torness power station on the east coast of Scotland, broke her moorings and was swept on to nearby rocks causing extensive damage to the hull of the vessel.

At this time the Terra Marique was enroute to the British Energy owned power station to load a 272 te item of power generation equipment.

Robert Wynn & Sons were contacted by the RNLI who were surprised but pleased to learn that the Terra Marique was already on her way to Torness and it was agreed that we would take the damaged lifeboat to Hartlepool, where the Terra Marique was due to off load her cargo.

The "Sir Ronald Pechell " had already been lifted on to the quayside and was loaded on to a trailer. Following the loading of the power generation equipment the damaged lifeboat was rolled on to the Terra Marique for the 16-hour voyage to Hartlepool.

Both cargo were successfully off loaded at a berth within the Able shipyard in Hartlepool

Chris Johnson, Director of Robert Wynn & Sons commented

"We were very pleased to be able to assist the RNLI again, obviously we had not expected to be working with them again so soon but by coincidence we were enroute to Torness when the incident happened.

We have again been able to demonstrate the versatility of the Terra Marique, as we have now loaded two lifeboats in two months via two different means, the first was floated in and the second was rolled on. "