Scania powers RNLI’s new rescue vessels

Royal National Lifeboat Institution has chosen Scania engines for their new rescue vessels. Each vessel will be powered by two of Scania’s new 13-litre marine engines, first shown at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton in June 2011.The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is building new vessels for search and rescue activities around the coast of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The vessel’s designation is FCB2, Fast Carriage Boat 2. After operational acceptance FCB2 will be named the Shannon class – the first RNLI all-weather lifeboat to be named after an Irish river.