A prototype RNLI Arun-class Lifeboat entering Hartlepool Dock Channel, painted in ‘flourescent’ Yellow, as opposed to the normal lifeboat 'Dayglow Orange’. The boat was visiting Lifeboats Stations around the British Isles for crew members to appraise the new colour scheme. Following the survey, the new colour was rejected.
Donor : Mr. John Brooker
Creator : Mr. John Brooker
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General images and stories relating to the Hartlepool and Seaton carew lifeboats.
More detail »Images and material relating to the Lifeboats and their crews, stationed at Hartlepool, West Hartlepool and Seaton Carew since the early 1800s.
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