Margate lifeboat being towed off the beach and back to the lifeboat station

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The Mersey class Margate lifeboat, Leonard Kent, is towed off the beach on its carriage returning to the lifeboat station. The Mersey class introduced in 1988 is designed to be launched from a carriage although it can also be launched from a slipway.

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Size: 5066px × 3322px
Location: Margate, Kent, England, UK, Europe
Photo credit: © SJ Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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