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Converted lifeboat arrives in Shetland – with a little help from the RNLI
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![An orange lifeboat assists a white sailboat near a coastal shoreline with houses in the background.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rnli-lerwick-tow-in-13062024-240x140.jpg)
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![Two lifeboat crew members in yellow rnli jackets smiling in front of a lifeboat.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/paul-and-emily-240x140.jpg)
![A group of people standing on a dock with a number on it.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/240303-lerwick-lifeboat-rnli-200.-credit-shetland-flyer-240x140.jpg)
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![A fishing boat moored at a pier near a small white house with grassy hills in the background.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/231022-Comrades-into-Burrafirth-240x140.jpg)
![Two boats anchored near a coastline with a small islet in the background at dusk.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230919-lifeboat-240x140.jpeg)
![Lifeboat with orange hull and multiple crew members in safety gear operating in a coastal area with grassy hills in the background.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230817-RNLI-Aith-240x140.jpeg)
![An orange tugboat guides a small sailboat near a large docked cruise ship in an industrial port area with various buildings and vessels in the background.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230802-yacht-240x140.png)
![Two men stand in front of a lifeboat. The older man is in a red jacket, and the younger man, in a yellow RNLI jacket, holds a wooden plaque with a shield emblem.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RNLI-Lerwick-NZ-pennant-31072023_02-240x140.jpg)
![Five people smiling and posing together in a cozy boat cabin with a Norwegian flag in the background. One person holds a decorated pumpkin. Drinks and snacks are on the table.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/marlin_crew_230629-240x140.jpg)
![Three sailboats and an orange rescue boat navigate through foggy waters.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lerwick-Lifeboat-25062023_1-240x140.jpg)
![Aith lifeboat](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Aith_lifeboat_-_ShetNews-240x140.jpg)
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![Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has received assurances that the matter will be looked into. Photo: Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/141128_Alistair_Carmichael_MP-240x140.jpg)
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![Aith lifeboat](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Aith_lifeboat_-_ShetNews-240x140.jpg)
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![Aith lifeboat](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Aith_lifeboat_-_ShetNews-240x140.jpg)
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![Police Scotland](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/police_scotland-240x140.jpg)
![Lerwick lifeboat. Photo: Mark Berry](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Lerwick_lifeboat._Photo_Mark_Berry-240x140.jpg)
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