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As Reported on Page 108, 46-Foot 9-Inch and 47- Watson Class Life-Boats Are Being Fitted With Two Self-inflatable Bags Which Will Bring Them Back to the Upright Position If They Should Capsize Once.

As reported on page 108, 46-foot 9-inch and 47-foot Watson class life-boats are being fitted with two selfinflatable bags which will bring them back to the upright position if they should capsize once. The pictures, beginning left with a tank test model being righted in this way, show the former Wick life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring under test. The pictures are reproduced by courtesy of British Hovercraft Corporation Ltd., East Cowes, Isle of Wight..

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