Captain Martin T. Rowsell RNLI Plaque - RNLI Poole Lifeboat Station - Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 42.762 W 001° 59.527
30U E 571157 N 5618361
A Historical Marker memorial plaque to a valued RNLI member.
Waymark Code: WM5H2Q
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/06/2009
Views: 8
The plaque reads as follows:
'CAPTAIN MARTIN T. ROWSELL
POOLE PILOT 1971 ~ 1994
EACH PETTY HAND
CAN STEER A SHIP BECALM'D
BUT HE THAT WILL GOVERN
AND CARRY HER TO HER END
MUST KNOW GUSTS, STORMS AND TEMPESTS
WHEN HER KEEL PLOUGHS HELL
AND DECK KNOCKS HEAVEN
THEN TO MANAGE HER BECOMES
THE NAME AND OFFICE OF A PILOT'
Type of Historic Marker: Stone Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: RNLI
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