LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Aboard Arwed Emminghaus a Few Technical Details Are Explained By Her Captain Rolf Hoffman Photograph By Courtesy of the Central Office of Information
Aboard Arwed Emminghaus a few technical details are explained by her captain, Rolf Hoffman. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of the Central Office of Information. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution.
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt- are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (maximum 28 Iba, minimum 25 Ibs.) to support a mtm heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support...
Category: Articles
Galvanised Steel Section Columns and Bracing Members Were Bolted Together on the Beach and Then (Right) Lifted Into Place By Crane at Low Water
Galvanised steel section columns and bracing members were bolted together on the beach and then (right) lifted into place by crane at low water.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boats of the United Kingdom. Montrose Branch
LXV. MONTROSE No. 1.—The Mincing Lane, 33 feet by 8J feet, 10 oars.
LXVI. Ditto No. 2.—The Roman Governor of Caer Hun, 30 feet by 8 feet, 10 oa s. ' STANDING upon what may be termed a narrow sandy peninsula, is to be...
Category: Articles
Launching By Haul-Off Warp
The Haul-off Warp is used at nineteen stations, where the life-boats are launched off the open beach. It is a very effective method of getting the life-boat through the inshore breakers which might otherwise knock her back on the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1897
Jan. 6 —A. man put off in a boat from Tenby and rescued two of the crew of the fishing-b at Rajah, of Brixham, which stranded outride Tenby Harbour in a moderate gale from S.E.
and a very heavy sea.—Reward,...
Category: Articles
Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1891
Jan. 8.—Voted 31. to six men for putting off in a coble and bringing ashore the crew of two men from the collier Diamond, of Scarborough, which was dragging her anchors in a strong gale from the N., and a heavy sea, on the 18th...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 4th June, 1908.
Colonel FITZ-ROY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
List of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution During the Year 1884
Lives saved.
Alabama, barque, of Helslngborg 13 Albert, brigantine, of Carlisle- saved vessel and 5 Lives saved.
Fairway, s.s., of London, ren- dered assistance.
Flying fbam, ...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1914
Jan. 6. 5.16 a.m. Three fishing cobles of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat stood by cobles.
„ 6. 8.30 a.m. Ketch James, of Carnarvon. Porthdinllaen Life-boat saved . . . 4 i, 6- 4.15 p.m....
Category: Services