M3
Rye Harbour.
I hadn't seen one of these before, but a few other people on Flickr have.
It is a tractor for hauling an inflatable in-shore lifeboat on a trailer to a point where it can be launched, the distance dependant on the level of tide.
It is a Talus MB-4H made by Clayton Engineering and was designed specifically for the RNLI. It can operate in up to 1.6m of calm sea. If it gets into difficulties it can be battened down and left on the sea bed and recovered at low tide.
M3
Rye Harbour.
I hadn't seen one of these before, but a few other people on Flickr have.
It is a tractor for hauling an inflatable in-shore lifeboat on a trailer to a point where it can be launched, the distance dependant on the level of tide.
It is a Talus MB-4H made by Clayton Engineering and was designed specifically for the RNLI. It can operate in up to 1.6m of calm sea. If it gets into difficulties it can be battened down and left on the sea bed and recovered at low tide.