GOURY  

This small French port is situated at the north-western tip of Normandy. The Cap de la Hague lighthouse can be seen just off shore, and the rounded lifeboat house seen at the shore end of the jetty.

It was from this small tidal port that SEA FOX operated to Alderney.

The lifeboat station is unique in that the boat sits on a turntable which allows her to be launched on a carriage on rails, and depending upon the height of the tide she is launched through one of two doors, either via the slip alongside the jetty or the slip which can be seen leading out into deeper water.     

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    The Harbour from the South - East, showing the lifeboat house at the head of

    pier, with one set of launching rails inside the pier and the other leading from      the back of the pier into deeper water.                                                                                                                    601w  11.8k

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   On this post card the launching rails can clearly be seen. In the background is     Cap de la Hague lighthouse                                                                               602w

                                                                                                                Picture  :  Editions Normandes LE GOUREY  No. 358

   Launching of LE RAZ BLANCHARD down the eastern slipway into the

  harbour.                                                                                           201w  130k

                                                                                                                                            Picture  :  Editions Dubray  837/50

  Modern lifeboat MONA RIGOLET launching down the west slipway.     

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