LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

WHITBY.—The Whitby No. 2. Life-boat was rapidly becoming unfit for further ser- vice, and it has been replaced by another 8-oared boat, 30 feet long, and 7 feet -t inches wide, which was forwarded to the station, with a transporting-carriage...

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is animal portraiture at its finest. Rich with warmth and realism. By Nigel Hemming, named 1995 "Artist of the Year" by the prestigious Fine Art Trade 3uild. His portraits of...

The steam trawler Bosa, of Montrose, in attempt- ing to cross the bar at low water, on the morning of the 4th August, was struck by a heavy sea, and having taken a sheer, stranded on the Annat Bank. There was a very heavy cross sea at the...

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THEIR LIFE-BOATS.

XLVII. GUERNSEY. The John Lockett, 32 feet by 7 feet 8 inches, 10 oars.

XLVIII. ALDERNEY. The Mary and Victoria, 33 feet by 8 feet 6 inches, 10...

An earlier operation involving both launches was in I960 when an Alitalia DC-7C crashed seconds after take-oft" from Shannon Airport with 52 people aboard. It transpired that the aircraft failed to gain altitude after lifting off the...

THE subject set for the eighth Lifeboat Essay Competition in Elementary Schools was " Describe the kind of man that a good Life-boatman should be." The number of schools taking part was 1919, an increase on last year of 427. The...

(See Diagrams on next page.) The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 7i feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the...

THE Grosvenor Sports Club, which was founded in October, 1962, when members of the head office staff of the Institution met to discuss sports and.

social activities, is going from strength to...