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Dog rescued by lifeboat team after cliff fall January 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM Harley needed rescuing after falling 120ft (37m) down the side of a cliff [Swanage Coastguard]
Freefall lifeboat of the Spring Aeolian. Some ships have a freefall lifeboat stored on a downward sloping slipway normally on the stern of the vessel. These freefall lifeboats drop into the water when the holdback is released. Such lifeboats are considerably heavier as they are strongly constructed to survive the impact with water.
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Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG-36500 is a historic, 36-foot lifeboat that is berthed at Rock Harbor in Orleans, Massachusetts. [3] Built in 1946, it is notable for its involvement in the 1952 SS Pendleton rescue , one of the most daring such events recorded in the history of the United States Coast Guard .
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Launch of a free-fall lifeboat. Since December 2004, Panamax and Capesize bulk carriers have been required to carry free-fall lifeboats located on the stern, behind the deckhouse. [ 7 ] This arrangement allows the crew to abandon ship quickly in case of a catastrophic emergency. [ 96 ]
A British-Canadian couple who were attempting to sail across the Atlantic have been found dead on an island off the east coast of Canada.. Brett Clibbery, 70, and his wife, Sarah Packwood, 60, had ...