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Aberdeen Harbour, rebranded as the Port of Aberdeen in 2022, is a sea port located in the city of Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland. The port was first established in 1136 and has been continually redeveloped over the centuries to provide a base for significant fishing and ship building industries.
Aberdeen Lifeboat Station is located at the entrance to Victoria Dock, in the harbour city of Aberdeen, in the historic county of Aberdeenshire.. A lifeboat was first stationed here in 1802 by the Aberdeen Shipmasters' Society, taken over by the Abderdeen Harbour Commissioners in 1810.
Stonehaven Lifeboat Station is located at Old Pier, in the harbour town of Stonehaven, on the North Sea coast, 14.5 miles (23.3 km) south of Aberdeen, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Stonehaven by the Kincardineshire Lifeboat Association.
By the Aberdeen Harbour Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. cxxxviii), the River Dee near the harbour was diverted from the south at a cost of £80,000, and 90 acres (364,000 m 2) of new ground, in addition to 25 acres (101,000 m 2) formerly made up, were provided on the north side of the river for the Albert Basin (with a graving dock), quays and ...
RNLB Emma Constance (ON 693) was a Barnett-class lifeboat [1] stationed at Aberdeen Lifeboat Station, in the Scottish city of Aberdeen from 1927 [2] until August 1951. [3] The lifeboat was designed by James R. Barnett [4] who was a consulting naval architect to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
Watch a live view of St John's Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada, on Monday (26 June) as officials investigate the cause of a “catastrophic implosion” aboard the missing Titan submersible which ...
Aberdeen Beach and Queens Links is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. The beach itself is famous for its golden sand and its long curved length between Aberdeen Harbour and the River Don's mouth. The beach suffers from significant erosion of the sand so there are distinctive groyne or walls, to help keep the sand in place. The beach is popular with ...
Greyhope Bay is a bay in the city of Aberdeen in Scotland, near the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour. It is the site of Torry Battery. In 1813, Greyhope Bay was the location of the wreck of the Oscar. The tragedy led to the construction of Girdle Ness Lighthouse at one end of the bay. [1]