LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sir George Shee: An Appreciation
THE Royal National Life-boat Institu- tion has had only four secretaries during the 107 years of its existence. The first was Thomas Edwards, who served from 1824 to 1850. Richafd Lewis (1850 to 1883) and Charles Dibdin (1883 to 1910) were...
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Search and Rescue at Sea
ALONG the top of the first page of the official instructions to H.M. Coast- guard the following words are written : " The swift emergencies of the sea call for prompt response ".
It is just that which has led to...
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Quite a Show
Quite a Show The Isle of Man Lions Club recently presented Peel Lifeboat station with a showcase for use outside the boathouse.
For operational reasons the RNLI gift shop is situated in a difficult position at the back of... - View image in PDF
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From the Director
Brian Miles, Director of the RNLI, looks back on 1990 - and forward into the new decade and beyond The deadline for the Winter journal brought home to me that another year has elapsed, a year which I believe has been one of continuing and...
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British Paints Limited
TREATED WITH THE RESPECT (AND THE PAINTS) SHE DESERVES! The old Shields life-boat the Tyne, now preserved as shown here, is well protected with B.P.L. materials—paints which themselves hold an enviable reputation for service under the...
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The Relief Whitby Lifeboat Owen and Ann Aisher
The relief Whitby lifeboat Owen and Ann Aisher meets heavy seas as she goes to the aid of the MFV Sophie Louise, visible between her bow and the pier head, after the vessel's rudder had jammed while attempting to enter the... - View image in PDF
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Boat Sailing and Sails
IT might be objected that remarks in the nature of hints or suggestions on boat sailing are " coals to Newcastle" to those who manage the Life-boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION, and to a considerable extent such...
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Star of Hope, Ocean Wonder and Breadwinner
Runswick, Yorkshire - At 1.40 p.m.
on 19th April, 1967, three Staithes fishing cobles were reported at sea and there was a heavy inshore swell on the bar at Staithes harbour. The life-boat The Elliott Gill was launched at 1...
A Memorandum on Salvage*
THE following memorandum has been prepared for guidance after consultation with underwriters. The memorandum deals only with the more salient aspects of salvage, and must not be regarded as an exhaustive submission on the law of salvage.<...
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