LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Some Ways of Raising Money
Witham and District branch, Essex, held its 1982 house to house collection in July. When the box of one of its supporters, Mr B. Tebbutt of Coggershall, was opened it was found to contain £75.30; that amount was made up on one £10...
Category: Articles
At the Sharp End
The Lifeboat C class inflatable Operational Number C518 The Crew Thanks on Vellum: Helmsman Jeremy Thomas Crew Member Leonard Walters Lifeguard Simon Jury Vellum Service Certificates Andrew Walters Michael FaulknerC classjj-Iu_cksjthreejto...
Category: Services
Rescue
rescue Insight Here is just a handful of incidents from 2007 from around the UK and RoI to give an insight into the thousands of lifeboat rescues carried out each year. See pages 20–27 for rescues marked . 1 freeD frOm rOPeS aS water riSeS A...
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Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday the 17th day of March, 1859, The Right Hon. SIR JOHN S. PAKINGTON, Bart., First Lord of the Admiralty, in the Chair, The following...
Category: Annual Reports
Services of the Life-Boats In 1962
Services of the Life-boats in 1962 Date Station 1962 Jan. 1 Broughty Ferry „ 3 Southend-on-Sea „ 4 St. Ives „ 5 Howth..
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„ 6 St. Mary's 8 Barry Dock ..
Category: Services
Lighthouse Telegraphs and Fog-Signals
THE Schiller disaster served to turn public attention to the question of Fog-signals and Alarms; and some interest was felt in the evidence taken before the BOARD or TRADE Court of Inquiry, apart from that naturally induced by the details of...
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An International Life-Boat Organization
AT the International Life-boat Con- ference the proposal was made by Count Yoshii, President of the Imperial Japanese Life-boat Society, that steps should be taken to form an International Life-boat Organization.
COUNT...
Category: Meetings
A Steamer (29)
MAY 28TH. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE ; ILFRACOMBE, DEVON ; LYNMOUTH, DEVON ; AND MINEHEAD, SOMERSET. A large steamer had caught fire and had sunk after an explosion, but the crew were rescued by patrol vessels. - Rewards : Barry Dock,...
Bookshelf
By Dr James A.Begg Published by Mercat Press ISBN 1841830542 Dr James A Begg dedicated this real-life account of dramatic search and rescue operations to 'all those engaged in search and rescue by air, land and...
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Offshore Lifeboat Services for December 1974 January and February 1975
Aith, Shetland December 10.
Amble, Northumberland December 9, 19 and January 28.
Anstruther, Fife December 13.
Arbroath, Angus December 22.
Arklow, Co. Wicklow December...
Category: Services