LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Inside the D Class
D class lifeboat Aerial Gecko Marine Safety Helmet (complete) Lifejacket Typhoon Dry Suit 40hp Mariner Engine with Tool Kit Self Drainer (Port and Starboard) This poster has been part sponsored by AV*N Manufacturer of the RNLI's D...
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(Right) the Champagne Breaks on the Bow of 33Ft Brede Lifeboat Rnlb Caroline Finch
(right) the champagne breaks on the bow of 33ft Brede lifeboat RNLB Caroline Finch. photographs by courtesy of Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (12)
JANUARY 2 l ST. - FILEY, AND SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found except a big floating mine which was reported by the Scarborough life-boat. - Rewards : Filey, £11 12s.;...
A Steamer (12)
FEBRUARY 20TH. - BRIDLINGTON, AND FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. It had been reported that a steamer had been attacked by German aircraft some seventeen miles S.E. of Flamborough Head, but nothing could be found A floating mine passed within a few...
Lifeboat Classes
a s p o t t e r ' s g u i d e Why are there so many different designs of lifeboat when the purpose of every lifeboat is so similar-the saving of life at sea? Surely, one might think, all lifeboats are designed to weather the worst of...
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An Aeroplane (12)
APRIL 15TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Blenheim bomber had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 12s. 6d..
A Trawler (12)
NOV. 26TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
A message had been received that a trawler had broken down, but no sign of it could be found. Later it was learned that she had repaired the damage and had gone on her way. - Rewards,...
Eastbourne's D Class
Eastbourne's D class inflatable lifeboat is pictured helping a windsurfer ashore on Sunday, September 13. He was one of several who got into difficulties during a weekend of bad weather along the south coast.. - View image in PDF
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Penarth - D Class
Guests and crew members with Penarth's new D class lifeboat at the handing over ceremony on 16 August 1989. Mrs Roma Cresswell and her husband John are in the centre flanked by crew members, with station honorary secretary Captain Graham... - View image in PDF
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A Vessel (12)
JULY 24TH. - ABERDEEN. A vessel had been reported ashore, but the life-boat was recalled as the coast had been patrolled and nothing had been seen. - Rewards, £6 17s. 6d..