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Name |
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REDDINGBOOT 3 |
Former names |
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- |
IMO number |
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N/A |
Type |
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Watson lifeboat, in service until 1980. The ship could take about 90 drowning people on board. |
Built |
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1948 |
Length |
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14,25 m |
Beam |
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3,89 m |
Draught |
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1,62 m |
Speed |
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8 knots |
Capacity |
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- |
Owner |
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VZW RESTART, Oostende - Belgium (since oktober 2019) |
Flag |
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Belgium |
Port of registry |
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Oostende |
Extra information |
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In 1980 the boat was transferred to the National Fisheries Museum of Oostduinkerke (now NAVIGO). In 2002, the boat was given on temporary loan to the non-profit organization Archonaut in Brugge. In October 2019, vzw Restart and volunteers started the restoration in Oostende, home port of the Watson Lifeboat 'Reddingboot 3'. |
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I found this photo in a photo album of my parents. |
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