LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Congratulations to Irish Mechanic
A special letter of congratulation has been sent to Mechanic William Sliney of Ballycotton and extra monetary awards made to all the members of the Ballycotton crew for an attempted service carried out in exceptionally bad...
Category: Services
The Ministry of Defence Range Finder M.V. Dolwen
Fire rescue WHEN THE Ministry of Defence range finder m.v. Dolwen was reported on fire nine miles out on December 8, 1972, the Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, lifeboat was alerted.
At 4.37 p.m. the Howard Marryat, a 46-foot...
Collapse of An Oil Rig
ON Monday, 2yth December, 1965—Boxing Day—a great many people were appalled on hearing the news of a disaster which had overtaken the oil rig Sea Gem which collapsed and sank in the North Sea. The oil rig, which belonged to the British...
Category: Services
Inaugural Ceremony of the "Duke of Connaught" at Peterhead. The Duke of Atholl Speaking, With the Marquess of Aberdeen on His Left
Inaugural Ceremony of the "Duke of Connaught" at Peterhead The Duke of Atholl Speaking With The Marquess of Aberdeen On His Left. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution, Comes Ashore After Inspecting the New Dover Life-Boat Faithful Forester After the Naming Ceremony on 26th July, 1967
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, president of the Institution, comes ashore after inspecting the new Dover life-boat Faithful Forester after the naming ceremony on 26th July, 1967.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Size of Fab 3 Has Allowed Space for a Special Survivors' Cabin Below Decks Additional Seating Is Also Provided at the Aft End of the Wheelhouse
The size of FAB 3 has allowed space for a special survivors' cabin below decks, additional seating is also provided at the aft end of the wheelhouse.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Below) Lifeboat House Isolated In Wild Seas As the Pier on Either Side Falls Before the Storm Photograph By Courtesy of the Daily Telegraph
(Below) Lifeboat house isolated in wild seas as the pier on either side falls before the storm. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of The Daily Telegraph. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Below) the Duchess Is Welcomed Aboard the Waveney Lifeboat By Coxswain Charles Hatcher Standing Behind the Coxswain Arm Raised Is Motor Mechanic John Scott Photogra
. . . (below) the Duchess is welcomed aboard the Waveney lifeboat by Coxswain Charles Hatcher. Standing behind the coxswain, arm raised, is Motor Mechanic John Scott. photographs by courtesy of Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Winchman Ernie Bennett Activates the Winch Which With a V-Shaped Bridle of Special Flexible Wire Hauls the Lifeboat Clear of the Water
Winchman Ernie Bennett activates the winch which, with a V-shaped bridle of special flexible wire, hauls the lifeboat clear of the water.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Left the Dutch Have Developed a 106M Rigid Inflatable
Left. The Dutch have developed a 10.6m rigid inflatable which has been in service since October 1990. The Valentijn class is jet powered and steered by 'buckets' over the outlets. She has been designed specifically lor the shallow... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs