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The new Penlee lifeboat Mabel Alice was capsized yesterday in front of some of itOs
The new Penlee lifeboat Mabel Alice was capsized yesterday in front of some of itOs future crew members.
The boat is shortly to take the place of the one lost last winter.
It was turned turtle as part of its test programme and was carried out at a boat yard at Cowes in the Isle of Wight. It took 5 seconds to right itself after being turned over with the aid of a giant crane in the boat Watching the test were 3 members of the future crew - Coxswain Kevin Thomas (33), Mechanic Mike Inskip (35) and Phil Wallis (57).
Picture shows: The Mabel Alice rights herself.
6th October 1982
Alisdair MacDonald
Daily Mirror
Mirrorpix
Cowes
Isle of Wight
England
Media ID 21918991
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