A NEW TYPE OF SELF-RIGHTING LIFEBOAT undergoes trials off Littlehampton. The boat, intended for service at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, incorporates a new self-righting principle. It has a water-balance tank beneath the engines. The tank fills automatically with 3½ tons of water when the boat enters the water. Should the vessel capsize, the water transfers into a tank on the port side, and the lifeboat rights itself in seven seconds. The craft, which cost £50,000, will be the first in Britain to be fitted with radar.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30103, 10 April 1963, Page 20
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86A NEW TYPE OF SELF-RIGHTING LIFEBOAT undergoes trials off Littlehampton. The boat, intended for service at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, incorporates a new self-righting principle. It has a water-balance tank beneath the engines. The tank fills automatically with 3½ tons of water when the boat enters the water. Should the vessel capsize, the water transfers into a tank on the port side, and the lifeboat rights itself in seven seconds. The craft, which cost £50,000, will be the first in Britain to be fitted with radar. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30103, 10 April 1963, Page 20
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