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---Prepared for action?---

Not really, because this Search And Rescue (SAR) boat 'Carlot' was already decommissioned in 2000. However, she's still completely intact, witness her sailing presence at a rescue event in Flushing, Zeeland, The Netherlands.

The 'Carlot' was built and commissioned in 1960. In her 40 years of service, the Carlot made 579 rescue trips in which 799 people were saved.

The 'Carlot' was ahead of its time because of the self-righting ability that was even further increased by the closed wheelhouse. When all the doors of this wheelhouse are closed, the 'air bubble' in the wheelhouse is such a big driving force that the boat can't turn upside-down anymore.

The 'Carlot' nowadays can be seen in the harbor of Terneuzen, Zeeland, The Netherlands as a floating museum piece.