A photo from my 2014 Australia trip. Moored in Sydney harbour, Sea Guardian is the last sea going, Solent class vessel of her type in the world.
Built in 1969
she started her working life as R Hope Roberts in Ireland, moved to Wollongong in 1993 and then St Helens in 1998, being retired in 2009. I'm assuming you take a lifeboat around the world on a bigger ship - sailing here there would be quite an adventure!
She retains her original RNLI bell.
Sea Guardian has a Facebook page, but it's very out of date. This page suggests she was heading back "home" before leaving for America and then back to Australia not long after I saw her. After that though, the trail goes cold. I hope she's OK and enjoying the sun down under.
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Until recently at least “Lady MacRobert” was still in service in Uruguay with ADES.
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