Lifeboat Station, Newbiggin by the Sea
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Lifeboat Station, Newbiggin by the Sea
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 23 Aug 2009
This is the oldest operational lifeboat house in the British Isles and Ireland dating from 1851. The current inshore rigid inflatable Lifeboat is launched and recovered from the beach using the DoDo (Drive On-Drive Off) trolley. This is hauled to and from the sea by the use of a hydrostatic tractor. Newbiggin Lifeboat: http://www.newbigginbythesea.co.uk/lifeboat/index.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
55.185952
Longitude
-1.506598