Blown offshore ON THE EVENING OF Thursday July 5, 1984, Clyde Coastguard received a 999 call after a small speedboat had been seen, broken down about three quarters of a mile off Cowan Rock, near Girvan.
Her crew of two men...
ON the 29th July the St. Ives Life-boat performed a series of arduous services, going out five times to the rescue of no fewer than ten vessels, and saving forty men, in the course of seven hours.
On the 28th July a strong...
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first inflatables were introduced in 1962, particularly as regards floorboards and the construction and maintenance of the craft.
In 1968 the Institution commissioned the design of a fast rigid hull for inshore...
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the harbour entrance when she received a message from Barragutt saying that her steering gear had broken down and she was wallowing in the navigation channel between perches 6 and 7. When crossing the first bar the wire connecting the rudder...
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MARCH 2ND. - WALMER, KENT. At 4.35 in the morning the Deal coastguard reported a vessel in distress off South Goodwin Light-vessel. A northerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. At five o’clock, the motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil...
BEFORE Mr. Gardiner became Honorary Secretary of the Campbeltown Branch, he had had an adventurous career in many parts of the world. He was the second son of Sheriff Gardiner, and began his career in the office of a big Glasgow...
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PRINCESS VICTORIA
Our feature on the Princess Victoria disaster in the spring issue evoked some memories for readers:
Pamela Miley writes:
Your article on the Princess Victoria brought back memories...
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ON July 9th the St. Helier motor life- boat, Howard D. paid a visit to France at the invitation of La Socie'te' des Hospitaliers Sauveteurs Bretons. The visit was made possible by the good offices of Mons. J. Delalande, French consul...
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from page 19 modern lifeboat engines, so that they will continue to operate normally after a capsize. Access is by watertight hatches and ample ventilation trunks keep the engine room unusually cool; these trunks go right down to the bottom...
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