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Mountbatten of Burma Is Hauled Over By Crane for Her Capsize and Righting Trial; She Has Already Been Hauled Over More Than 100 Degrees and Is Still Stable the Port Tube of Her Sponson Supporti

Mountbatten of Burma is hauled over by crane for her capsize and righting trial; she has already been hauled over more than 100 degrees and is still stable, the port tube of her sponson supporting the weight of the whole boat. -The roll bar in the stern carries her deflated buoyancy bag which, activated by the crew with a handle on the transom, will inflate and right the inverted boat..

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