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With THIS ONE I've showed you the 'retired' lifeboat 'Carlot' in company with the PSV 'Pollux'.
With this more detailed picture the only attention goes to the 'Carlot' now.
I like to repeat some characteristics about the 'Carlot':
The 'Carlot' was built and commissioned in 1960 and was decommissioned in 2000. In her 40 years of service, the Carlot made 579 rescue trips. In addition, 799 people, nine cats, a dog and a pigeon 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. In the tilting test with closed doors, the boat immediately returned to its normal position after 6 seconds. With open doors it took 50 seconds before the boat had directed herself.
The 'Carlot' nowadays can be seen in the harbor of Terneuzen, Zeeland, The Netherlands as a floating museum piece. However, she's still completely intact, witness her sailing presence at the rescue event in Flushing on August 15, 2018.