LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Armistice Day
AT Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, in Norfolk and Suffolk, and at Whitby, Yorkshire, the Motor Lifeboats took part in the Armistice Day ceremonies on November llth last, and at Heck- mondwike, Yorkshire, the twenty-five members of the Lifeboat...
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A Roam Through the Annual Report
The Annual Report of the Institution for 1929 will be issued shortly after the Annual Meeting of the Governors on 11th April, and we publish the following article in the hope that many of those who have in the past considered the Annual...
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Girl Norma
DF bearing OBAN COASTGUARD reported to the deputy launching authority of Islay lifeboat station at 0216 on Wednesday February 16 that the fishing vessel Girl Norma had broken down to the west of Jura.
The night was dark and...
Fishing Cobles
Oa the 13th June several cobles belonging to Staithes were overtaken by stormy weather and a strong sea while they were engaged in fishing. Some of the boats ran for Staithes, and others made for Bnnswicfc.
At 3.45 A.M. the...
Head Protection for Lifeboat Crews By Stuart Welford Btbch Mimcche Mrina Research and Development Officer Rnli
Research and Development Officer, RNLI IMAGINE A JANUARY AFTERNOON. Not much wind, but a cold front forecast; the light will fade in a couple of hours; wind and sea will be getting up and the temperature is dropping all the...
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Feature: the House That Vic Built
Lifeboat stations around the coast are subject to immense wear and tear from the launch and recovery of lifeboats and exposure to the elements. If lifeboats are to remain operational their boathouses and slipways must, however, be kept in a...
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Contents
RNLI News What's happening in and around the Institution Membership News 182 185 Feedback on the promotional pack aimed at recruiting new RNLI members Where There's A Will, There's A Way... 186 The value of legacies to the...
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Constance Bowater
St. Mary's, Scilly Isles. At 3 p.m. on 22nd October, 1965, a message was received via Land's End radio from the motor vessel Constance Bowater that she had a seriously ill seaman aboard and requested that he be taken off and sent to...
Sprat
TWO MEN RESCUED FROM CRAB BOAT Sheringham, Norfolk. At 10.35 on the morning of the 7th August, 1962, the fisheries officer informed the honorary secretary that a crab boat from West Runton was in difficulties off the...
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