MRI 42

SAR Lifeboat - MRI 42
Length overall - 12.95 m
Beam overall - 3.6 m
Height overall - 4.9 m
Draft operational - 1.33 m
Fuel capacity - 1000 litres
Engines - 2 Caterpillar 475 hp coupled to Hamilton water jets.
 
History of MRI 42

The '42' was originally built as one of the RNLI Medina project boats in1984 as a trial craft.
MRI rediscovered her in 2000, lying in Liverpool and bought her. She was totally stripped,
lengthened and rebuilt by Amble Boatyard to modern requirements and specification and
re launched in October 2001. Mr David Stogdon MBE was the boat designer in its orriginal form,
he performed the naming ceremony on behalf of MRI on 31st October 2001. MRI 42 can operate up to a service speed of 24 knots whilst at normal displacement in Douglas Sea State 3. Fuel carried is sufficient to give an endurance of approximately 150 nautical miles or 6 hours duration at the service speed of 25 knots.

Crew: For SAR operations, the usual crew compliment will be 5. Including the following:
Survivor accommodation
2 stretcher cases plus 12 other persons. In an emergency, the craft can support 4 crew plus 32 other persons. Navigational aidsinclude a VHF, VHF DSc, GPS, Radar & integrated chartplotter, FM USB communications. A full range of emergency medical aid equipment is carried onboard and crewmembers are suitably qualified in the provision of first aid. Other emergency equipment includes a portable de-watering or fire pump.