Atlantic 75-class lifeboat
Atlantic 75 - Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat B-776
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Class overview | |
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Name | Atlantic 75 |
Builders | Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes |
Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Preceded by | Atlantic 21 |
Succeeded by | Atlantic 85 |
In service | 1993-2021
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Completed | 97 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 96 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1.6 tonnes |
Length | 7.38 m (24.2 ft) |
Beam | 2.65 m (8.7 ft) |
Draught | 0.41 m (1.3 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × Evinrude 2-stroke outboard engines, 70 hp (52 kW) or 2 × Yamaha 75 hp (56 kW) engines |
Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
Endurance | 2.5 hours |
Capacity | 23 |
Complement | 3 |
The Atlantic 75 is the second generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), in the B-class series of Inshore lifeboats, that were operated around the shores of the United Kingdom by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) between 1993 and 2021. This lifeboat was a development of, and gradually replaced, the Atlantic 21-class lifeboat, but have now been superseded by the new Atlantic 85-class lifeboat.[1]
Description
[edit]The Atlantic 75 has Hypalon-coated nylon inflatable sponsons. Changing from the grey of the Atlantic 21, all Atlantic 75 sponsons are orange. A conical diaphragm is placed between sections of the sponson, to transfer pressure should damage or leaking occur. The lifeboat has a moulded fibreglass rigid hull, topped with a marine quality plywood deck. The fuel tanks are located under the deck. The crew seats are mounted on a fibreglass centre console. A tubular aluminium roll-bar carries communication aerials for GPS satelite navigation and VHF radio, along with an inflatable airbag for self-righting. The twin Evinrude 70-hp engines were modified at the RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat Centre at Cowes, to prevent water ingress in case of capsize, and allow restart. A tubular mast is provided to mount navigation lights, and an emergency blue-light.[2]
One of the main improvements made to the Atlantic 75 is the addition of a 200 L (44 imp gal) ballast tank at the front of the boat which enables the boat to launch into larger surf than the Atlantic 21. This ballast tank is filled using a water scoop located between the engines, and keeps the bow of the lifeboat weighed down, allowing higher speeds. [3]
All of the following fleet details are referenced to the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society Handbook, published annually, with information retrieved directly from RNLI records.[4]
Atlantic 75 Fleet
[edit]Op. No.[a] | Name | In service[4] | Principal Station | Comments |
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B-700 | Susan Peacock | 1992–1996 1996–1997 1997–2003 2003 2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005 2006–2009 |
Trials Burnham-on-Crouch Relief fleet Looe Relief fleet Burnham-on-Sea Relief fleet Plymouth Training |
Prototype Atlantic 75 Now named Vixen with Poole Harbour Commission |
B-701 | Gordon England | 1994–2001 2001–2002 2002–2005 2005–2007 |
Relief fleet Littlestone-on-Sea Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare |
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B-702 | Manchester Unity of Oddfellows | 1994–2007 2007–2012 |
Sheringham Enniskillen (Lower) |
First Atlantic 75 to be officially placed on service |
B-703 | Jason Logg | 1994–2007 2007–2013 |
Flamborough Enniskillen (Upper) |
Sold 2013 |
B-704 | Enid Mary | 1994–2007 2007–2009 2009–2011 |
Aberystwyth Relief fleet Training fleet |
Sold to the Finnish Lifeboat Institute in 2011. Served in Tampere from 2012 to 2022 and moved to Iisalmi in 2023. |
B-705 | Vera Skilton | 1994–1997 1997 1997–2003 2003 2003–2004 2004 2005–2007 2007–2010 |
Relief fleet Appledore Relief fleet Kinsale Relief fleet Sunderland Gravesend Lough Derg |
Sold 2010 |
B-706 | Blue Peter V | 1994–2009 2009–2011 |
Portaferry Training fleet |
Sold 2011 |
B-707 | Mercurious | 1994–2007 2007–2008 2008–2011 2011–2015 |
Criccieth Relief fleet Loch Ness Relief fleet |
To National Maritime Museum, Falmouth 2015 |
B-708 | Bessie | 1994–2007 2007–2008 2008–2012 2012–2013 |
Minehead Relief fleet Baltimore Relief fleet |
Sold 2013. Former Hornsea Inshore Rescue lifeboat until 2019 |
B-709 | Lucy Beryl | 1995–2001 2001–2002 2002–2007 2007–2011 |
Relief fleet Kessock Relief fleet Training fleet |
Sold to Kaskinen Finland 2011 |
B-710 | Friendly Forrester II | 1995–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 |
Poole Relief fleet Happisburgh Relief fleet |
Sold 2013. |
B-711 | Helene | 1995–2009 2009–2012 |
Bundoran Training fleet |
Sold in Holland 2012. |
B-712 | Betty Battle | 1995–2009 2009–2010 |
Hayling Island Relief fleet |
Sold to ICE-SAR 2010, now at Eyrarbakki, Iceland. |
B-713 | OEM Stone I | 1995–2008 2008 2008–2009 |
Relief fleet Kilkeel Relief fleet |
Now with Dorset Police (P003) |
B-714 | Spirit of Cumbria | 1995–2008 2008–2009 |
Silloth Relief fleet |
Sold to KNRM 2010 |
B-715 | Phyllis | 1995–2007 2007–2008 2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 |
Newquay Relief fleet Gravesend Relief fleet Training fleet |
Sold to KNRM 2012 |
B-716 | Unnamed Gordon Mote |
1995–1999 1999–2017 |
Relief fleet RNLI College |
Capsize Training boat at RNLI Lifeboat College |
B-717 | Daisy Aitken | 1995–2008 2008–2010 |
Lough Swilly Newquay Relief fleet Training fleet |
Now at Skagastrond with ICE-SAR |
B-718 | Rotaract I | 1995–1996 1996–1998 1998–2002 2002 2002–2008 2008–2009 2009 |
Relief fleet Blackpool Relief fleet Crosshaven Relief fleet Kirkcudbright Training fleet |
Now with ICE-SAR |
B-719 | Percy Henry Patmore MBE MM | 1995–2009 2009 |
St Bees Training fleet |
Now with ICE-SAR |
B-720 | Frederick Robertson | 1995–2009 2009–2012 |
Kinghorn Training fleet |
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B-721 | Rock Light | 1996–2009 2009 |
New Brighton Relief fleet |
Now at Keflavik with ICE-SAR |
B-722 | Beatrice Dorothy | 1996–1998 1998 1998–2010 2010–2013 |
Relief fleet Blackpool Relief fleet Hired to Dorset Police(P-006) |
Dorset Police (P-006) at 2012 Olympics in Weymouth. Now with Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK - Marine Conservation Charity |
B-723 | Walters Lifeboat | 1996–2009 2009 2009-2011 |
Relief fleet Porthcawl Relief fleet |
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B-724 | Rotarian Dennis Cullen | 1996–2008 2008-2010 2010-2014 |
Relief fleet Training fleet Relief fleet |
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B-725 | Spirit of Penarth | 1996–2010 2010–2012 |
Penarth Relief fleet |
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B-726 | Giles | 1996–2009 2009–2013 |
Porthcawl Hired to Dorset Police(P-004) |
Now with Dorset Police (P-004) |
B-727 | Commander & Mrs Rodney Wells | 1996–2010 2010–2011 |
Rye Harbour Relief fleet |
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B-728 | Dorothy Mary | 1996–2010 2010–2012 2012-2014 |
Red Bay Relief fleet Lough Ree |
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B-729 | Rose West | 1996–2010 2010–2011 2011–2013 |
Kilrush Relief fleet Portishead Lifeboat Trust |
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B-730 | CSMA-Frizell | 1996–2010 2010–2012 2012 |
Portsmouth Relief fleet Training fleet |
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B-731 | Dorothy Selina | 1997–2010 2010– |
Trearddur Bay Relief fleet |
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B-732 | Elizabeth Ann | 1997–2011 | Relief fleet | Now with Dorset Police (P-005) |
B-733 | Brandy Hole | 1997–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 |
Burnham-on-Crouch Relief fleet Training fleet Portishead Lifeboat Trust |
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B-734 | Amy Constance | 1997–2002 2002 2002–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 |
Relief fleet Gravesend Chiswick Gravesend Chiswick Relief fleet Gravesend Relief fleet Training fleet |
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B-735 | Donald and Ethel Macrae | 1997–2012 2012–2014 |
Queensferry Training fleet |
Private pleasure boat Isles of Scilly |
B-736 | Toshiba Wave Warrior | 1997–2002 2002–2004 2004–2007 2007–2008 2008 2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 |
Relief fleet Gravesend Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare Relief fleet Poole Relief fleet Training fleet Lough Derg |
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B-737 | Thelma Glossop | 1997–2011 2011–2013 |
Brighton Loch Ness |
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B-738 | Dochas | 1997–2010 | Galway | Withdrawn from service as uneconomic repair. Sold as repairable to Private owner in Netherlands. |
B-739 | Peggy Keith Learmond | 1997–2011 2011–2012 |
Largs Relief fleet |
Now with ICE-SAR in Húsavík |
B-740 | Alexander Cattanach | 1997–2011 2011–2013 2013–2014 |
Kyle of Lochalsh Relief fleet Stonehaven |
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B-741 | Pearl of Dorset | 1997–2012 2012–2014 |
Lyme Regis Relief fleet |
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B-742 | Douglas Paley | 1997–2012 2012 2012–2015 2015–2016 |
Appledore Relief fleet Happisburgh Relief fleet |
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B-743 | Alex & Maime Preston | 1998–2012 2012–2013 |
Tighnabruaich Relief fleet |
Now on service with Red Cross in Biscay, Basque Country |
B-744 | Robert George Alexander | 1998–2012 2012–2013 |
Clacton-on-Sea Relief fleet |
Now on service with Red Cross in Biscay, Basque Country |
B-745 | CSMA 75th Anniversary | 1998–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 |
Newbiggin Relief fleet Training fleet |
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B-746 | Phyl Clare 3 | 1998–2015 | Weymouth | |
B-747 | Rockabill | 1998–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–2017 |
Skerries Relief fleet Lough Derg Relief fleet |
Now on service in Lesbos, Greece with HRT[5] |
B-748 | Bickerstaffe | 1998–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 |
Blackpool Relief fleet Trainingfleet |
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B-749 | D J S Haverhill | 1998–2011 | Hunstanton | Now with ICE-SAR Reykjavik |
B-750 | Leslie Tranmer | 1998–2013 2013–2015 2015–2017 |
Southwold Relief fleet Training fleet |
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B-751 | Benjamin Dowing Fairbridge | 1999–2013 2013–2015 |
Clifden Enniskillen (Upper) |
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B-752 | Tanni Grey | 1999–2013 2013–2014 |
Cardigan Relief fleet |
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B-753 | City of Bradford V | 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2009 2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 |
Relief fleet Penlee Relief fleet Aberystwyth Relief fleet Baltimore Helvick Head Relief fleet |
Now on service in Lesbos, Greece with HRT[6] |
B-754 | Pride of Sherwood[7] | 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2012 2012–2013 2013–2016 |
Relief fleet St Catherine Relief fleet Mablethorpe Relief fleet Skerries Relief fleet |
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B-755 | London's Anniversary 175 | 1999–2003 2003 2003–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016 |
Relief fleet Salcombe Relief fleet Lough Derg Relief fleet Humber (BB) Southend-on-Sea Relief fleet |
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B-756 | Eve Pank | 1999–2005 2005–2007 2007–2019 |
Relief fleet St Helier Falmouth |
Now in service in Naantali with Finnish Lifeboat Institution, SMPS, as Pv Reka, callsign VLS4984 |
B-757 | Miss Miriam and Miss Nellie Garbutt | 1999–2010 2010–2011 2011–2015 |
Relief fleet Galway Relief fleet |
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B-758 | Sandwell Lifeline | 1999–2016 2016–2017 |
Aberdovey Relief fleet |
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B-759 | Spirit of Clovelly | 1999–2014 2014–2015 2015 2015–2018 |
Clovelly Relief fleet Portishead Relief fleet |
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B-760 | Alice and Charles | 1999–2013 2013–2016 2016–2017 |
Helvick Head Baltimore Relief fleet |
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B-761 | Dignity | 2000–2014 | West Mersea | |
B-762 | Jack & Joyce Burcombe | 2000–2004 2004–2007 2007–2014 2014–2017 |
Relief fleet Sunderland Relief fleet Stonehaven |
2021, renamed Sea Weaver with Hemsby Lifeboat |
B-763 | Colin James Daniel | 2000–2013 2013–2018 |
Atlantic College Loch Ness |
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B-764 | Oxford Town & Gown | 2000–2014 2014–2015 |
Whitstable Relief fleet |
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B-765 | Bob Turnbull | 2000–2014 | Ramsgate | |
B-766 | BBC Radio Cleveland | 2000–2015 2015–2017 |
Hartlepool Relief fleet |
Now with Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team[8] |
B-767 | Maritime Nation | 2000–2002 2002 2002–2014 2014–2017 |
Relief fleet Chiswick Relief fleet Union Hall (Evaluation) |
Now at Suðureyri,Iceland with ICE-SAR[9] |
B-768 | Blue Peter II | 2000–2010 2010 2010–2011 |
Beaumaris Relief fleet Burry Port |
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B-769 | Coventry & Warwickshire | 2001–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2018 |
Weston-super-Mare Plymouth Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare |
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B-770 | The Boys Brigade | 2001–2014 2014–2015 2015 2015–2017 2017–2018 |
Arran (Lamlash) Relief fleet St Abbs Relief fleet Training fleet |
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B-771 | The Moray Dolphin | 2002–2014 2014–2016 |
Kessock Relief fleet |
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B-772 | The Eric Rowse | 2001–2010 2010–2014 2014–2019 |
St Catherine Relief fleet Lough Ree |
Now with Toila SAR[10] |
B-773 | Duckhams 2001 | 2001–2015 2015–2017 |
Relief fleet Enniskillen (Upper) |
At Hornsea Inshore Rescue since 2019 |
B-774 | Braemar | 2001–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015–2021 |
Relief fleet Stonehaven Relief fleet Weymouth |
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B-775 | Millennium Forrester | 2001–2004 2004–2005 2006–2018 2018 |
Relief fleet Plymouth[11] Plymouth Dart (Evaluation) |
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B-776 | Vic and Billie Whiffen | 2001–2015 2015–2016 2016–2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Relief fleet Blyth (Evaluation) |
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B-777 | Leicester Challenge II | 2001–2012 2012–2014 2014–2018 |
Redcar Relief fleet Burry Port |
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B-778 | Joan Mary | 2002–2015 2015–2017 |
Mablethorpe Happisburgh |
Bought by the Finnish Lifeboat Institution in 2021. Now serving as a training and backup boat in Bågaskär training center. |
B-779 | Blue Peter I | 2002–2016 2016–2017 2017–2019 |
Littlehampton Relief fleet Training fleet |
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B-780 | Patricia Jennings | 2002–2016 2016–2018 |
Youghal Baltimore |
Transferred to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service |
B-781 | Elsinore | 2002–2015 2015–2019 |
Sligo Bay Lough Derg |
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B-782 | Miss Betty | 2002–2016 2016–2017 2017–2019 2019–2020 |
Crosshaven Relief fleet Stonehaven Relief fleet |
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B-783 | Dorothy and Katherine Barr II | 2002–2015 2015–2016 |
St Abbs Humber |
2016, Transferred to Humber Lifeboat Station for use as a boarding boat |
B-784 | Victor "Danny" Lovelock | 2002–2015 2015–2020 |
Lymington Relief fleet |
Freshwater Independent Lifeboat now using it in service. |
B-785 | Fred Clarke | 2002–2021 | Littlestone-on-Sea | Last Atlantic 75 on RNLI Service[12] |
B-786 | Seahorse IV | 2002–2017 | Great Yarmouth and Gorleston | (written off) |
B-787 | Paul Alexander | 2002–2016 2016–2018 2018–2020 |
Penlee Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare |
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B-788 | Pride of Leicester | 2002–2016 2016–2017 2017–2021 |
Staithes and Runswick Relief fleet Great Yarmouth and Gorleston |
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B-789 | Sure and Steadfast | 2003–2018 2018–2019 2019–2021 |
Harwich Relief Fleet Blyth |
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B-790 | Margaret Bench of Solihull | 2002–2015 2015–2017 2017–2021 |
Abersoch Relief fleet Union Hall |
Bought by the Finnish Lifeboat Institution in 2021 |
B-791 | Gladys Winifred Tiffney | 2002–2017 | Helensburgh | Transferred to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service |
B-792 | Joseph and Mary Hiley | 2002–2008 2008–2012 2012–2018 |
Relief fleet Training fleet Enniskillen (Lower) |
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B-793 | Alan and Margaret | 2003–2016 2016–2018 2018–2019 |
Looe Relief fleet Burry Port |
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B-794 | Joan Bate | 2003–2018 2018-2019 2020-2021 |
Salcombe Dart (Evaluation) Weston-super-Mare |
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B-795 | Staines Whitfield | 2004–2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 |
Burnham-on-Sea Relief fleet Dart |
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B-796 | Miss Sally Anne (Baggy) | 2003–2018 2018-2019 2019 |
Kinsale Relief Fleet Blyth |
- ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat.
References
[edit]- ^ "End of era as last Atlantic 75 stood down". Fishing News. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "The Atlantic 75". The Lifeboat. 56 (542): 24–25. Winter 1997. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Dart D'Tales" (PDF). Dartmouth RNLI. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 67–69.
- ^ "| Facebook page of the rescue team in Lesbos". Facebook page. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "| Facebook page of the rescue team in Lesbos". Facebook page. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "B-754 The Pride of Sherwood". RNLI Nottinghamshire. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Welcome | Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team". haverigginshore.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "| Facebook page of the rescue team in Suðureyri". Facebook page. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "| Facebook page of the Toila Voluntary Marine Rescue". Facebook page. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Station History". Plymouth Lifeboat Station. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "End of era as last Atlantic-75 stooddown". Fishing News. Retrieved 10 December 2021.