Ferry

MS Oldenburg – before Bideford and Lundy Island NDJ 19/06/25

Jun 20, 2025

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Ferry, Friesian Island, Germany, JP, Lundy, Oldenburg

The MS Oldenburg is a regular sight in Bideford, but how much is known about her history? She started out in 1958 as a Friesian Island cargo/passenger ferry operated by the German Railway Company Deutz Bundesbahn. She was very strongly built to withstand winter ice and able to carry an amazing 370 passengers. Her next role was…
Lifeboats at Appledore NDJ 05/06/25

Jun 6, 2025

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appledore, Bideford Bar, Ferry, history, KH, Lifeboats, RNLI, shipwreck

Last Sunday 4 May, Appledore celebrated 200 years of their lifeboat service. The national service was established on 4 March 1824 in The City of London Tavern in Bishopsgate, London, by Sir William Hillary who lived in Douglas in the Isle of Man. At that time there was an average of 1,800 shipwrecks round the…