U.K.: OFFICIAL OPENING OF TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SAUDI ARABIAN HOVERCRAFT CREWS.

Record ID: 189620

  • Title: U.K.: OFFICIAL OPENING OF TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SAUDI ARABIAN HOVERCRAFT CREWS.
  • Date: 15th December 1969
  • Summary: 1. GV BRITISH HOVERCRAFT CORPORATION HANGAR 0.03 2. GV HOVERCRAFT CARRYING VISITORS COMING ASHORE. 0.15 3. SV VISITORS LEAVE HOVERCRAFT AND BEING GREETED (2 SHOTS) 0.24 4. CU SAUDI ARABIAN SIGN 0.25 5. CU DRAWING OF HOVERCRAFT PAN TO VISITORS TOURING 0.28 6. SCU SIGN "SAUDI ARABIAN COAST GUARD TRAINING SCHOOL" 0.44 7. SV VISITORS BEING SHOWN SLIDES (3 SHOTS) 0.54 8. GV PAN WORKSHOP AND BENCHES 1.06 9. CU TOOLS (2 SHOTS) 1.15 Initials SAW/V/PW/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 30th December 1969 13:00
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  • Location: COWES, U.K.
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVACY6YFPYIMPRX2GWC20JJTE944
  • Story Text: A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SAUDI ARABIAN HOVERCARFT CREWS WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE COUNSELLOR OF THE SAUDI ARABIA EMBASSY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, MR. NURI IBRAHIM.

    THE TRAINING SCHOOL, AT COWES IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND, WILL PREPARE SAUDI ARABIAN COAST GUARD CREWS FOR THE DELIVERY OF SRN6 HOVERCRAFT BEING UNDER A FIVE MILLION STERLING (12 MILLION DOLLAR) CONTACT BY THE BRITISH HOVERCRAFT CORPORATION (BHC).

    THE COMPANY WILL ALSO BUILD BASES FOR THE HOVERCRAFT IN THE RED SEA PORT OF JEDDAH AND OIL HARBOUR OF DAMMAM ON THE PERSIAN GULF.

    MR. IBRAHIM WAS GREETED BY THE WORKS DIRECTOR OF THE BHC, MR. STREET, AND THE TRAINING OFFICER, MR. V.T. STEVENSON.

    THE SAUDI ARABIAN COUNSELLOR WAS SHOWN THE TRAINING SCHOOL FACILITIES, PLANS OF THE HOVERCRAFT, AND THE WORKSHOPS WHERE SAUDI ARABIAN MECHANICS WILL BE TRAINED IN MAINTENANCE OF THE MACHINES.

    THE SRN6 HOVERCRAFT VERSIONS, IS IN OPERATION WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY, AND CAN BE USED FOR CRASH RESCUE AND AS FAST, AMPHIBIOUS COAST GUARD CRAFT.

    THE SRN6 HOVERCRAFT WEIGHS 9 TONS (44,000 KG) AND CAN TRAVEL AT UP TO 45 KNOTS (80 KPH) OVER CALM WATER OR FLAT LAND SURFACE.
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