LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Review. "The Story of the Sea: The Sea, Its History and Romance." By Frank C. Bowen (Halton and Truscott Smith. Vol. I. 15s. Net)
MB. BOWEN has performed a public ser- vice in writing this book, which sets forth in a straightforward, and at times almost prosaic, way the romantic history of the sea and its ships. We use the word " prosaic " advisedly, for what...
Category: Articles
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Mafeking and a Fishing Smack
AT ten o'clock on the night of 18th October two vessels were seen to be aground and showing signals of distress on the sandbanks, in the mouth of the Humber, known as The Binks, and the Spurn Motor Life-boat was launched. A strong wind...
Michael
Force 11 gusting12 HEARING FROM Fishguard Coastguard at 2200 on Monday, January 13, that Michael of Famagusta, whose engine had broken down, was drifting about 18 miles off the entrance to Waterford, Dunmore East honorary secretary gave...
Surf and turf
On 4 August 2010, Sue went to dinner at a house rented by some visitors. She says: ‘As I walked back home about 1am along a narrow track, I turned my ankle and heard the bone snap. I had to inch my way up the steep hill back to the house,...
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Portpatrick January 8 1988:
PORTPATRICK, January 8, 1988: with her propeller fouled by her fishing gear, MFV Dumnonia was drifting on to a lee shore, four miles away in a force 8 gale and in darkness. Portpatrick's 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat Douglas Carrie... - View image in PDF
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Exeter
Before you buy or renew your Private Medical Insurance...read this With Exeter Friendly Society, your premiums do not increase simply because you get older. The age you join is the age you stay*.
This alone could save you...
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Co-operative Funeralcare
Co-operative Funeralcare Funeral pre-payment plan from Co-operative Funeralcare It's always a good idea to plan ahead and with a funeral pre-payment plan from Co-operative Funeralcare, you can do just that. There are three funeral...
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The Year 1939
IN 1939 the number of launches on service and the number of lives rescued were both the largest in the history of the Institution.
There were 685 launches, that is 200 more than the 485 launches in 1938, which was up to...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats In January, February and March, 1954. 120 Lives Rescued
JANUARY DURING January life-boats were launched 48 times and rescued 71 lives.
ESCORT FOR FLAMBOROUGH BOAT Flamborough, Yorkshire.—During the afternoon of the 6th of January. 1954, a fishing coble was still at sea in...
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