LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
TRIMARAN UPTURNED
DUNGENESS | 4 APRIL
A man and woman were rescued from the upturned hull of a trimaran by the volunteer crew of RNLI Dungeness. Both casualties were balancing on the slippery surface when the Shannon...
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Recovery at Padstow: Watching the Keel Like a Hawk Head Launcher Pat Raby Waits for the Right Moment to Throw the Heaving Line Photographs By Courtesy of Mark Dancy
Recovery at Padstow: watching the keel like a hawk, head launcher Pat Raby waits for the right moment to throw the heaving line. - View image in PDF
photographs by courtesy of Mark Dancy. - View image in PDF
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Helene Lohden and Restitution
Shortly before 1 A.M. on the 23th January the Coast- guard reported that signals of distress had been fired by the St. Nicholas Light-vessel. As quickly as possible the crew of the No 1. Life-boat Mark Lane were assembled, and the Life-boat,...
Japanese Life-Boat Disaster
Six members of the crew of the Japanese life-boat Chuyo Mam lost their lives when the life-boat capsized in heavy seas on the 23rd of May, 1958.
On hearing of the disaster the Institution sent a message expressing its...
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A Fishing Vessel
European Co-operation The Ijmuiden lifeboat Christ/en was visiting Lowestoft on 17 October when the Coastguard reported a fishing vessel broken down a few hundred yards off the harbour mouth.
As Christian's crew were...
Life-Boat Work Across the Channel
IT is very gratifying to observe that the French Life-boat Society continues steadily to extend its beneficent operations on the broad basis of the system of the English NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, the ap- probation of which by our...
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Guide On
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At i p.m. on 13th September, 1965, the Stornoway coastguard notified the honorary secretary that a fishing boat appeared to have been abandoned about three miles east of Ru Melvick, South Uist. At 1.20 the...
The Danish Schooner Fredensborg
Johnshaven.
During a whole S.S.E. gale and a very heavy sea the Johnshaven Lifeboat James Marsh was called out at about 11.45 A.M., on the 21st December, to the help of the Danish schooner Fredensborg, which was in distress...
Lousie (Second from Left), Joined By Sisters Rosie and Theresa,
Lousie (second from left), joined by sisters Rosie and Theresa, hands over a cheque to Ronnie Campbell chairman of the Ross of Mull branch as proud dad, Trevor, looks on.. - View image in PDF
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A Flying Boat
OCT. 13TH. - ST. MARY’S, SCILLY ISLES. The coastguard had reported a message from the R.A.F. that a flying boat had come down approximately fifty miles to the west of Scilly Isles, but shortly after the life-boat was launched she was...