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Couple end RNLI-911 challenge in Peel

They drove 911 hours in a Porsche 911 and arrived in Peel at 9.11am today

A couple from London have raised more than £120,000 to fund a new D-class inshore lifeboat which will help the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

The RNLI-911 challenge started a month ago and saw James and Belinda Richardson travel for 911 hours, in a Porsche 911, to all the lifeboat stations around the British Isles and Ireland.

They've been to Morecambe, Galway, Blyth and even Port Isaac - that's 238 in total!

At 9.11am today (30 September) their journey came to an end as they checked in at the final station in Peel with their car 'Splash'. 

James and Belinda have been fundraising for the new vessel since 2018 and now - after 39 ferries and four flights - they've managed to raise the funds needed.

They told Manx Radio ending their journey on the Island is extra special: 

You can listen to the full interview with Belinda and James in this episode of NEWSCAST: 

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