RNLI Youghal Lifeboat Station bids farewell to lifeboat "Patricia Jennings" and welcomes the new Atlantic 85 class lifeboat "Gordon and Phil". In her 14 years in Youghal, Patricia Jennings launched 175 times, with its volunteer lifeboat crew rescuing 233 people, nine of whom were lives saved. She has been taken to RNLI headquarters where it will join the reserve fleet. The new lifeboat has been funded through a legacy from the late Gwenda Bull, a native of Brighton in East Sussex, England, who was a supporter of the charity’s volunteers in saving lives at sea. The "Gordon and Phil" will be officially named at a special naming ceremony and service of dedication at Youghal lifeboat station later this year. The changeover took place on Tuesday 12th April 2016.
