'Speideren', St Peter's Basin Marina
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'Speideren', St Peter's Basin Marina
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 3 Jun 2021
The motor yacht, Speideren (RS 70), was built as a Norwegian Rescue Ship in 1966 and stationed at Sørvær (Finnmark). She is shown here in her original livery: https://www.redningsselskapet.no/om-oss/redningsskoytene/rs-70-speideren/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210605151449/https://www.redningsselskapet.no/om-oss/redningsskoytene/rs-70-speideren/ There is a painting of her in this role in the Norsk Maritimt Museum https://digitaltmuseum.no/011044253532/r-s-70-speideren-oljemaleri https://web.archive.org/web/20210605150633/https://digitaltmuseum.no/011044253532/r-s-70-speideren-oljemaleri She was in Stockholm in private ownership in 2003 registered as a dive boat for 12 passengers. After service in Malta she returned to European waters and is under new British ownership. 'Speideren' is Norwegian for 'Scout'. There is another photo here Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.966186
Longitude
-1.573098