LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Buenos Aires
BROADSTAIRS. — Signals having been fired by the East Goodwin and North Sand Head light-vessels, the Life-boat Christopher Waud, Bradford, was launched at 4 A.M. on the 24th May, and found theschooner Buenos Aires, of Hamburg, stranded on the...
Morse Controls Ltd
GEAR SELECTOR VALVE Torbay Lifeboat 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' showing use of MD24 control with GARDNER LW engine and DC gearbox hydraulically actuated GOVENOR CONTROL 'It's simplicity itself (AN ASSOCIATE COMPANY OF MORSE...
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Two Gallant Life-Boat Rescues
DURING the last days of 1917 the Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-Naze Life-boats performed two splendid ser- vices, well worthy of the traditions of the Royal National Life-Boat Institu- tion, and resulting in the rescue of no less than 115...
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An Aeroplane (10)
JULY 9TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. An aeroplane had come down in the sea off Milford-on-Sea, but no trace of her could be found. She is believed to have sunk with her pilot.-Rewards, £3 18s..
An Aeroplane (28)
Nov. 3RD. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE.
It had been reported that what looked like an aeroplane on fire had fallen into the sea. A few seconds later a parachute landed in the same position. It was found later that the...
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
ONE of the happiest and most success- ful of annual Life-boat functions is the summer Road "Exercise and Launch of the Cullercoats Life-boat at Whitley Bay. On that day the Fishwives of Cullercoats, headed by Mrs. Mary Scott, th;...
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Announcement
Announcement In this issue of THE LIFE-BOAT is an order form for R.N.L.I. Christmas cards and calendars and on page 175 details of new R.N.L.I. hand-made cuff-links and delectable R.N.L.I.
cook book mainly for the...
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A Flying-Boat
JAN. 2ND. - CLACTON-ON-SEA, ESSEX.
A flying-boat had been reported down and in distress. but later it was learned that she was safely at anchor, and the life-boat was recalled by wireless.-Rewards, £16 5s....
The Greek Motor Vessel Nafsiporos (2)
Douglas, Isle of Man; Holy head and Moelfre, Anglesey - On 2nd December, 1966, the Douglas, Holyhead and Moelfre life-boats were launched to the Greek motor vessel Napiporos. A full account of this service, for which two gold medals were...
Manic Monday
RNLI lifeguards were busy throughout Summer 2010 and, for those in north Cornwall, the most challenging day came right at the end of the season
Fine weather attracted thousands of Bank Holiday...
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