To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Glad you're back, Tonk! Sounds like an awesome day!
Are you gonna go on the boat ride with us?
282 posted on
11/21/2002 9:12:31 PM PST by
TEXOKIE
To: TEXOKIE
"Are you gonna go on the boat ride with us?"
I've been on that same exact boat a few times.
Here is another pic of it.
52' Motor Lifeboat Intrepid
Generally regarded by their crews as the "Cadillac" of the motor lifeboats, these boats answer the call when heavy weather conditions are too severe for any other rescue boat. Built in 1960 to replace wooden-hulled ships that carried the same names since the 1930's, these steel-hulled 52-foot motor lifeboats can withstand 100-mile per hour winds and sea swells up to 35 feet. These are the only Coast Guard vessels under 65 feet that have names. Only four 52-footers are in service, all in the Pacific Northwest. They are built to withstand the most severe conditions at sea and are capable of effecting a rescue at sea even under the most difficult circumstances. They are self-bailing, self-righting, almost unsinkable, and have a long cruising radius.
Missions: Search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection, and recreational boating safety.
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