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US COAST GUARD 50 foot, Motor Lifeboat in heavy surf.
Could be at the Motor Lifeboatman's School at Cape
Disappointment, Oregon.

Those boats can handle those conditions....it is what they
were designed for.

Aluminum Hulls and Superstructure, Pretty damn near
unsinkable, will recover from a roll over in about 30
seconds.

Even though it is the motto of the US Coast Guard Rescue
Swimmers it holds true for those crewmembers too.

"THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE!"

SEMPER PARATUS.
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Minor corrections:
47 foot Motor Life Boat
Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington,
Mouth of the Columbia River. Border between Washington and
Oregon.
The boats can do it, just not done intentionally. Aot of soft
parts on top, other than the crew...radar and radio gear.
The Old Motto:
"You gotta go out, but you don't gotta come back".