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| New lifeboat for cathedral city | New lifeboat for cathedral city |
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| Lifeboat volunteers in the tiny Pembrokeshire city of St David's will receive a replacement for their 10-year-old inshore vessel. | |
| The lifeboat crew have saved 21 people in over 80 launches with the outgoing D Class lifeboat, St David's - Dewi Sant. | The lifeboat crew have saved 21 people in over 80 launches with the outgoing D Class lifeboat, St David's - Dewi Sant. |
| But an upgraded version has been donated by Richard Gurr from the west Midlands, in memory of his parents. | But an upgraded version has been donated by Richard Gurr from the west Midlands, in memory of his parents. |
| He will officially name the lifeboat Myrtle and Trevor Gurr at a ceremony in the cathedral city on Sunday. | |
| The event at The Cross will dedicate the £31,000 vessel. | |
| Mr Gurr said: "Despite the fact I couldn't live further from the sea now, our family home was in Southend-on-Sea and my father especially enjoyed building small boats and being on the water. | Mr Gurr said: "Despite the fact I couldn't live further from the sea now, our family home was in Southend-on-Sea and my father especially enjoyed building small boats and being on the water. |
| "My parents would be delighted to know their memory lives on in such a worthwhile voluntary organisation. | "My parents would be delighted to know their memory lives on in such a worthwhile voluntary organisation. |
| "They would be incredibly proud that a lifeboat had been named after them, especially in such a wonderful location." | "They would be incredibly proud that a lifeboat had been named after them, especially in such a wonderful location." |
| Mr Gurr said he was "impressed by the friendliness" of people in St David's during a recent visit and had come to recognise the lifeboat is an "integral part of the community life". | Mr Gurr said he was "impressed by the friendliness" of people in St David's during a recent visit and had come to recognise the lifeboat is an "integral part of the community life". |
| The station's first operational D class lifeboat, St David's - Dewi Sant, entered service in December 1998. | The station's first operational D class lifeboat, St David's - Dewi Sant, entered service in December 1998. |
| James Wilcox, RNLI lifeboat operations manager at St David's, said: "The new D class lifeboat is an improved version of the former version, which increases the top speed capability from 20 to 25 knots and means we can attend an emergency situation quicker. | James Wilcox, RNLI lifeboat operations manager at St David's, said: "The new D class lifeboat is an improved version of the former version, which increases the top speed capability from 20 to 25 knots and means we can attend an emergency situation quicker. |
| "There have been a number of other improvements including an updated GPS navigation system, which improves the accuracy of locating casualties." | "There have been a number of other improvements including an updated GPS navigation system, which improves the accuracy of locating casualties." |