LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

LIFE-BOAT ESCORT Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 12.2 p.m. on 27th December, 1964, a number of the life-boat crew and helpers at the watch-house saw a red flare being fired by a small boat fishing at the harbour mouth. The life-boat Tynesider...

On the morning of the 16th Nov., the services of the tubular Life-boat were re- quired by a large barque ashore on the West Middle Line. She proceeded out at once, and, at the request of the master, remained alongside the stranded vessel,...

Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 8.50, on the evening of the 29th of August, 1950, it was learned that a small pulling boat from Caol Ha Distillery had been carried south through the Sound of Islay and would be unable to return against the tide....

THE past year was certainly a more encouraging one than its predecessor for Life-boat Saturday workers. It goes without saying that the majority of the demonstrations and outdoor entertainments, such as processions, galas, garden parties and...

Barry Dock, Torbay and Longhope.

THE French Government has awarded medals to English, Scottish and Welsh life-boat crews for gallantry last winter.

During the seven months, from the beginning of...

CAHORE, Co. WEXFORD.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently for- warded to the coast of Wexford a new Life-boat, which has been stationed at Cahore, in the place of the former Boat. It is 34 feet long, 8 feet wide, rows 10 oars...

Quick response ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1983, Alexander Strutt, motor mechanic of Kirkwall's 70ft Clyde lifeboat, saw a single-handed dinghy capsize. Although her helmsman could right his boat, he could not keep her upright; a southerly near...

The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 7* feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the air-cases, which give extra buoyancy...