Use our online tool to find the precise location of your loved one’s name in the letters and numbers of your Launch a Memory lifeboat 13-40 Eric’s Legend.
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Your Launch a Memory Lifeboat 13-40 updates
Welcome to your updates page, where you can keep track of lifeboat 13-40 Eric’s Legend.
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Being a relief lifeboat
As part of the RNLI relief fleet, your Launch a Memory lifeboat 13-40 Eric’s Legend gets to save lives all around the UK. It provides lifesaving cover when other Shannon class lifeboats need scheduled or emergency maintenance so that our crews can continue to be there, 24/7, for anyone who needs them. Since entering service in 2021, Eric’s Legend has been stationed at Fleetwood, Swanage, Workington, Dungeness and Lowestoft, launching 36 times and helping 100 people.
And it’s not just rescues that a relief lifeboat supports. Eric’s Legend keeps busy training volunteer crew too. It has helped many lifeboat volunteers learn and master the skills vital to bringing themselves and others home safely.
Farewell to Freddie Cooper
On Sunday 27 October, your Launch a Memory lifeboat travelled further down the Suffolk coast to Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station to be part of a very special community event. Volunteers and supporters gathered to say farewell to Aldeburgh’s Mersey class lifeboat Freddie Cooper, which helped 351 people and saved 35 lives in its remarkable 31-year service. After a short service of thanks, Freddie Cooper launched for the final time from Aldeburgh Beach and was escorted to Lowestoft Lifeboat Station by a flotilla made up of Southwold’s Atlantic 85, Aldeburgh’s Atlantic 85 and D class inshore lifeboats, and your Launch a Memory lifeboat Eric’s Legend.
Track your lifeboat
To help you learn more about your Launch a Memory lifeboat and its operations, we’ve created an easy-to-use tracker which uses the tracking data from the lifeboat’s Automatic Identification System (AIS). Currently, you can see the exact location of Eric’s Legend, track any movement in the previous 24 hours, and view additional information such as the lifeboat’s speed and the sea conditions.
Please note: this application is a work-in-progress and we are constantly looking at ways to improve and develop it. If you have any ideas or spot any bugs, please let us know via the survey tool within the tracker. The tracker is best viewed on a mobile phone but can also be viewed via tablet or desktop devices.
13-40 Eric's Legend mementos
This special range of Launch a Memory mementos for your lifeboat 13-40 Eric’s Legend are available from the online RNLI Shop. Whether you buy to treasure or give as a gift, these mementos act as a constant reminder that your loved one is beside an RNLI lifeboat crew, every time they launch on service or on a training exercise.
Launch a Memory event
It was an absolute honour and a privilege to host many of you at the All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole, Dorset, so you could see your lifeboat 13-40 Eric’s Legend and your loved one’s name upon it. The event weekends on 6–7 and 13–14 April 2024 were joyous occasions, and it was truly heartwarming to hear the stories you shared.
If you couldn't make the event, don't worry! We made sure to capture all the excitement in a short video. It's a delightful recap of the unforgettable moments we experienced together.
Get the most from Launch a Memory
You can now buy a lifesaving printed keepsake to commemorate the special person you’ve remembered or celebrated on Shannon class lifeboat 13-40 Eric’s Legend.
Design-wise, you can choose the individual letter or number that your loved one’s name is in or the full lifeboat decal.
Browse the collection
Many people have shared heart-warming stories about why they chose to include the name of someone they miss on lifeboat 13-40 Eric’s Legend - as well as celebrating their or their loved one’s connection to the RNLI.
Add a dedication
An RNLI Forever by the Sea tribute fund is an online space for you to share treasured stories and photos of your loved one with family and friends. If you want to, you can also use it to help raise funds for the RNLI in their memory.
Share your memories and raise funds