Maritime Rescue Institute
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 MRI vessel 42, an adapted Medina-class lifeboat[1] at Stonehaven | |
| Formation | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Location | |
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]