Archive ( 23.09.04 )
ABERDEEN HARBOUR BOARD'S FURTHER SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LIFEBOAT
Aberdeen Harbour Board are continuing support for the RNLI's local station, with a project to replace four pontoons at an access gangway to the Severn Class lifeboat, Bon Accord.
Recent inspection by Board and RNLI staff has shown the pontoons to be holed and corroded in places. Discussions between the RNLI and the Board identified replacement as the only solution, at a cost of around £70,000.
Following an approach by the RNLI for assistance, the Board agreed to carry out and fund the entire replacement project for the charity.
Harbour Board Chief Executive, Barclay Braithwaite, commented: "The Board recognise the importance of the RNLI's work and are pleased to make this contribution as part of our long and close relationship with the Institution."
RNLI Operations Director, Michael Vlasto, said: "We are most grateful for this latest example of the Harbour Board's generous support which we have enjoyed over many years. To have had to undertake this pontoon work ourselves would have been a significant drain on our funds."
Maitland Miller, Aberdeen RNLI Operations Manager, said: "Once more the Harbour Board have shown their support for the RNLI in a most practical manner. We are extremely grateful to them for yet another generous gesture."
DMJ Engineering, which earlier this year was awarded a contract to provide pontoons for an adjacent berth for the Board's new pilot cutter, is now fabricating four new pontoons for the lifeboat walkway. It will also transfer fittings, such as decking, fendering and bollards, with the pontoons being installed in mid-October.
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