Falmouth RNLI to welcome new lifeboat

The new lifeboat - Decibel Too - will be collected from Poole

Falmouth's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is set to receive a new all-weather lifeboat to join its fleet.

The new lifeboat - Decibel Too - will be collected from Poole and enter Falmouth waters later.

It was funded by a gift left in the will of Richard Coleman, a keen yachtsman who served in the Royal Navy and made voyages on his own vessel called Decibel.

Falmouth RNLI coxswain Jonathon Blakeston said he was sure the lifeboat would "serve the station proud".

He added: "This is the day we have been waiting for.

"It's always good to welcome a new boat that we can call our own."

The lifeboat was first put into the water at a bell-ringing ceremony at RNLI HQ in Poole in April and has since undergone acceptance trials.

It will enter the harbour in Falmouth between 16:00 and 17:00 BST.

There will also be a small flotilla of boats to welcome the Decibel Too and recreational water users have also been encouraged to join the welcoming party.