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Attached is a photo of Yesteryear, this was sand racing at Redcar, besides the motorbikes (yes they used to sand race Manx Nortons as well) you will notice there is a ship in the background being broken up.
She is the Greek owned Taxiarches(spelling?) which was driven up the beach at night when the Ships Bridge Crew mistook a flashing Belisha Beacon on the seafront for the Tees Fairway Bouy (I kid you not). The former Baron boat which had managed to get through the War was declared CTL and scrapped in situ in 1952. My abiding memory was of my Father who was an Army trained explosives expert blowing the Prop off her for the Salvage Company who were concerned that Joe Public may walk into it or get themselves jammed between the Prop and the Stern Frame.
After this incident the offending Belisha Beacon had a cover placed on the seaward side.
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