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A Pelican is one of a series of boats designed by Captain Bill Short with Pelican names, including the Pelican (12’) in 1959 [1] the Great Pelican (16’) and the Pacific Pelican (14’7”). All are prams with bowsprits and lug rigs .
Two private fishing boats, Betty Ann and Bingo II, were the first to respond and rescue passengers. The U.S. Coast Guard picket boat that responded approximately one hour later was only able to rescue one passenger found clinging to Pelican ' s hull. In all, 45 passengers and crew, including Captain Carroll were killed. [1]
The class evolved in the 1950s from the tenders of local sail boats – these were jury rigged with sails for races between crews of sail boats moored at Rottnest. The class peaked with over 270 hulls registered with about 70 currently active (cite WA newspapers report Jan 2008). It remains a popular beginners' dingy class in Perth.
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The first version of PelicanHPC was released in 2008, and it has since evolved through several iterations, with the latest stable release being version 4.1, which was launched on December 30, 2016. This version is based on Debian 8.6 (Jessie) and includes various updates to enhance performance and usability.
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The Plastiki is a 60-foot (18 m) catamaran made out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other recycled PET plastic and waste products. [2] Michael Pawlyn [3] of Exploration Architecture worked on the concept design with David de Rothschild and helped to shape some of the key ideas.