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TEMPSC Lifeboat in Bristol harbour, England TEMPSC is an acronym for "Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft", which was originally designed for offshore oil and gas platforms in 1968. The first-ever TEMPSC was spherical in shape, had a flat bottom, a single hook, with a total passenger capacity of 28 passengers and a fire-retardant ...
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The United States Coast Guard operates four 52-foot Motor Lifeboats (MLBs), which supplement its fleet of 227 47-foot Motor Lifeboats. [1] These vessels were built in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and displace 32 tons. [2] The four vessels are all stationed in the Pacific Northwest. The vessels are remembered for the many lives they saved ...
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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A lifeboat was first stationed here in 1972 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). [1] The station currently operates the All-weather Trent-class lifeboat, 14-32 Corinne Whiteley (ON 1253), on station since 2019, and the B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat Geoffrey Charles (B-843), on station since 2010. [2]
A lifeboat was first stationed at Hoylake by the Liverpool Dock Trustees in 1803. The station was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1894. [1] The station currently operates a Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat, and a Griffon Type 470TD Hovercraft. [2] Hovercraft H-005 Hurley Spirit on Hoylake beach