A prototype of the Medina class dual-purpose lifeboat—which could replace more traditional craft for duties up to 20 miles (32km) offshore —shows her paces after the recent launching at East Cowes, in southern England. Developed by Britain's Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the 40 foot (11.8 metre) self-right-ing craft has inflatable sides with a rigid bottom. Capable of speeds up to 26 knots from twin diesel engines, it combines the speed of inshore rescue craft with the sturdiness of deep water vessels. Unlike some classes of lifeboat—conventional and inflatable—the Medina class can be kept permanently in the water or launched from a slipway.; The.prototype has been named Mountbatten of Burma. -
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