Restored Seaham Lifeboat Finally Launched

The launching of George Elmy after restorationGeorge Elmy Seaham Lifeboat Restoration Update.

For those unaware of the story, on the afternoon of 17th Nov 1962 the weather in the North Sea off the Northumberland & Durham Coast and Seaham Harbour in particular was absolutely filthy, so bad that 10 miles north at Bartrams Shipyard where I was based most workers had been sent home in the driving rain, wind, and gloom.

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