Lerwick, Shetland*, and Stromness, Orkneys.—llth January. The steam trawler Strathrye, of Aberdeen, with a crew of nine, sent out a wireless message that she was leaking and in danger of sinking at about 10 P.M. on the llth January. The...
(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
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THE RNLI Midnight Matinee to be held at the Victoria Palace in London, which had to be postponed, will now take place on Friday, March 8, 1974, and it should be possible to include full details in the next issue of THE LIFEBOAT.
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'A Queen's Gala' at Pitcaple Castle, Inverurie, on Sunday June 10 raised £1,600 for the lifeboat service. During the afternoon six scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots were danced on the lawn by pupils of the Anne...
Category: Donations
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....
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ON FILM PROCESSING AND HELP THE Lifeboats Kodacolor AND OTHER GOOD MAKES ACCEPTED •fr Normally 48 hours in Laboratory ft Prices include VAT at 15%. No extra charge for post and packing.
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ON FILM PROCESSING AND HELP THE Lifeboats Kodacolor ANDOTHER GOOD MAKES ACCEPTED ft Normally 48 hours in Laboratory ft Prices include VAT at 15%. No extra charge for post and packing.
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LIEUT. E. D. STOGDON, R.N.V.R., Eastern District Inspector of Life-boats, suffered a serious accident at Hastings on the 27th of July, 1958. The life-boat was about to be launched in connection with the celebration of the hundredth...
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Seven lifeboat stations involved in 21 hour search for missing anglersA complex service on 14 April 1991 involved all seven lifeboat stations from Dover to Newhaven, lasted 21 hours and involved searching of an area of 3,400 square miles for...
Oil rig aground ST PETER PORT SIGNALS STATION received an 'all ships' warning at about 1900 on Wednesday, February 1, 1978, saying that, at 1850, Orion had parted from the German tug Seefalke in position 49°39'N,...