The Maritime Rescue Institute was a Scottish charity based in Stonehaven.[2] It provided Kincardineshire's local lifeboat service and provided specialist training programmes and advisory services on all forms of waterborne emergency response. It was established as a charity in 2003 using the proceeds of the sale from its predecessor commercial training organisation.[3] The BBC announced its closure in February 2013 following damage sustained during the December 2012 storms.[4] Following the demise of MRI, Royal National Lifeboat Institution started providing lifeboat services in Stonehaven and established a new premises in 2014.[5][6]
 MRI vessel 42, an adapted Medina-class lifeboat[1] at Stonehaven | |
| Formation | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Location | |
References edit
- ^ "Maritime Rescue Institute, Scotland". Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "MRI". Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "MRI History". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Stonehaven's Maritime Rescue Institute to close down". BBC News. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Stonehaven Lifeboat Station - RNLI Lifeboat Stations". rnli.org. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "One year on for Stonehaven RNLI". Kincardineshire Observer. Retrieved 19 February 2021.