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Based in Donaghadee, County Down our charity (NIC105987) promotes the heritage and culture of our part of the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland.

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Our aim is to conserve and maintain the historic Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat and focus on keeping her story alive for generations to come.

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The MV Princess Victoria car ferry foundered just off the Copeland Islands on 31st January 1953. Despite the heroic efforts of several rescue vessels, 133 people lost their lives. 

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The 'Kelly's courageous crew rescued 33 people from the worst maritime disaster in the Irish Sea since the Second World War.