A North Sea life-boat at Little Venice
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A North Sea life-boat at Little Venice
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 2 Nov 2021
I found this strange beast moored close to the bridge linking Delamere Terrace with Formosa Street. The owner told me that it was once part of the equipment of an oil-rig. Once pensioned-off it was transported south from Aberdeenshire by road. (Gosh, that must have been a strange sight!).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.522559
Longitude
-0.188424