To overcome the problem of lifesaving in shallow coastal waters, Germany's lifeboat Arwed Emminghaus can launch a smaller daughter boat from her after deck.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On Sunday, the 14th August, the yacht Psyche, of Dublin, drove ashore near the Flash Light, on the north bank of the Liffey, during a heavy squall in a westerly gale, and as the position of tho occupants was OIK; of great danger the...
HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, president of the Institution, visited Shetland for the first time on Tuesday September 12, 1978, when he named Lerwick's new 52ft Arun class lifeboat, Soldian. A guard was provided by A (Lovat Scouts) Company 2/51...
Category: Inaugurations
AT a Life-boat demonstration, held at Southampton on Monday, the 3rd August, a loyal message was sent to the King, and the following acknowledg- ment was promptly received : " I am commanded by the King to thank you for your telegram,...
Category: Correspondence
In this issue Institution News 2 Letters 9 Feature Advancing a great cause 10 A review of the 150 year history of the Lifeboat magazine Lifeboats in action 14 Award-winning rescues - including the first award for an RNLI lifeguard The...
Category: Contents
Early on the morning of the 13th Jan. intelligence was received that a vessel was shewing signals of distress off this place. On the Life-boat Alfred and'Ernest being taken to the spot it was found that the ship Idaho, of Bath, U.S.,...
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 9.30 a.m.
on 3Oth July, 1967, a message was received from Valentia radio that there was a sick man on board the motor vessel Praunheim of Bremen, and a request had been made for the life-boat to...
OCT. 21ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. Just after four in the afternoon a police inspector and ambulance men arrived at the life-boat station, and shortly afterwards a message was received from the coastguard that the S.S.....
The Launch of the Swanage Motor Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs