New Kontra rescue boat delivered for Southampton
Wiltshire maritime company Specialist Small Craft Ltd says it has supplied the first vessel for the newly formed Southampton Independent Lifeboat service.
The purpose-built Kontra R450CC is intended for rapid-response operations on Southampton Water. According to Specialist Small Craft, the boat has been designed to launch within ten minutes and has a sufficiently low profile to operate beneath low bridges.
Powered by a Tohatsu MFS60 outboard, the R450CC (although pictured here on a SBS Trailer) is launched using a specially designed trolley supplied by Extreme Trailers. Specialist Small Craft describes the polyethylene boat as a robust, unsinkable platform intended to support the volunteer lifeboat crew as it works towards full operational readiness.
Stationed beneath the Itchen Bridge, the volunteer crew is expected to provide cover across the upper Southampton Water area and the rivers Test and Itchen.
