LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (41)
APRIL 1ST. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A British bombing aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but another boat picked up two survivors and a dead body. - Rewards, £8 16s. 6d.
(See Peterhead, “...
Tennent Caledonian Girl June Lake Dr Robert Gray Coxswain Ian Johnson
Tfnnent Caledonian Girl June Lake, Dr Robert G'rav, Coxswain Ian Johnson and Mr Ken Mills, director of Tennent Caledonian at the cheaue presentation during October s ceremony.
photograph by courtesy of James P... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Book Corner
9 In Captain George Manby, the inventor of the line-throwing mortar, Kenneth VValthew has found an excellent subject for a lively and colourful biography (From Rock and Tempest, Geoffrey Bles, £1.90/38s.). Manby was one of those...
Category: Articles
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Lifeboat Services
West Division Breeches buoy HOLYHEAD COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Moelfre lifeboat station at 0945 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that a distress call had been received from a small boat aground on rocks at Dulas Island, two...
Category: Services
This Dramatic Photograph Taken from the Bembridge Lifeboat Shows the Coastguard Helicopter
This dramatic photograph taken from the Bembridge lifeboat shows the Coastguard helicopter making a transfer from Jenny Wren south of the Isle of Wight. The rough sea conditions are very evident.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On the Force of the Wind
IN the Register of Wrecks, which, always forms a portion of each number of this Journal, it will be observed that in addition.
to the direction of the wind, a column of figures is added to denote its force, by a scale, the...
Category: Articles
A Life-Boat for Turkey
A 35-feet 6-inches twin screw self- righting life-boat has been built at Cowes, to the plans and specification of the Institution, for the Turkish State Railways and Harbour Adminis- tration. She left Cowes for Istanbul in April. It is...
Category: Articles
(Right) It Takes a Crane to Capsize An Atlantic
(Right) It takes a crane to capsize an Atlantic - her crew wait patiently underneath ready to right her while the safety boat keeps a watchful eye on things.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Learning the Ropes
Many people imagine that the average RNLI crew member is a selfless, brave, experienced mariner. Crew members are certainly brave and selfless but, today, volunteers with a professional maritime background are in the...
Category: Articles