LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
the Sailing Boat Dolphin
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 5.20 on the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1958, the honorary secretary was informed that the sailing boat Dolphin had cap- sized near the Bailey lighthouse. At 5.25 the life-boat R.P.L. put out in smooth sea. There...
The Pram Dinghy Turtle
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 2.25 on the afternoon of the 5th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the Abergele police had reported that a small boat had capsized off Llandulas, and that her crew of two were swim- ming towards Abergele....
In September 1969 the RNLI Placed Its First Order for New Fast Boats to Be Built With Grp (Glass Reinforced Plastic) Hulls Known As the Mclachlan the Initial Batch W
In September, 1969, the R.N.L.I, placed its first order for new fast boats to be built with GRP (glass reinforced plastic) hulls. Known as the McLachlan, the initial batch was built by Messrs.
William Osborne Ltd. at... - View image in PDF
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Surge of commitment
Members of the RNLI’s Flood Rescue Team added to their existing lifeboat and swift-water rescue training commitments by running in the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April, aiming to raise £20,000 and the RNLI’s...
Category: Articles
Star of Victory
OCT. 25TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
Shortly before 9 A.M. the coastguard reported that the trawler Star of Victory, of Aberdeen, was ashore off Keiss, in Sinclair Bay. A light N.N.E. wind was blowing. The sea was smooth....
Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part II—Lofting and Laying Down the Keel
THE SCENE OF ACTION now moves from the design office to the boatyard (William Osborne Ltd, Littlehampton) which will have been sent the lines plan of the boat (illustrated at very small scale at the foot of this page). It is the lines plan...
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Colonel Sir Fitzroy Clayton, K.C.V.O. Late Chairman of the Institution
COLONEL SIR FITZROY CLAYTON, K.C.V.O.
Late Chairman of the Institution.
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The S.S. Fermanagh
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—On the 15th January, 1938, the life-boat rescued eight of the crew of the s.s. Fermanagh.
—Rewards, silver medal, bronze medal, thanks on vellum and money awards amounting to £42 8s....
The S.S. Swan
On the 6th November, at 7 P.M., the same Life-boat put off to the s.s. Swan, of Liverpool, which had gone on Hasborough Sand. With the aid of two steam-tugs, the vessel, which was leaking badly, was taken to Harwich..
(Right) the Society of Poole Men Call In for a Game of Uccers
(Right) The Society of Poole Men call in for a game of Uccers.. - View image in PDF
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