LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Seniority
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 10.2 on the night of the 28th of March, 1952, the Walton-on-the-Naze coast- guard telephoned a wireless message from the motor vessel Seniority, of London, that she had lost an anchor and was drifting towards...
Bisco 9
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — At 1.10 in the morning on the 17th of Septem- ber, 1950, the coastguard reported a radio message from the tug Turmoil that the steamer Bisco 9, which she was tow- ing, had parted her tow and was drift- ing....
Fig I: Bilge Keels Port and Starboard Take Weight of Hull So That Mild Steel Ballast Keel Can Be Slid Into Place
Fig. I: Bilge keels, port and starboard, take weight of hull so that mild steel ballast keel can be slid into place.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Cresswell Coxswain, Mr. William Brown, and His Wife
The Cresswell Coxswain Mr William Brown and His Wife. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
His Royal Highness Meets Crew Members In the Mumbles Boathouse
His Royal Highness meets crew members in The Mumbles boathouse.. - View image in PDF
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Hewitt Clark and His Wife Margaret Meeting Captain Paul Wright
Photo: Hewitt Clark and his wife Margaret meeting Captain Paul Wright on board the QE2,. - View image in PDF
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Clipper aground
The 100-year-old Dutch clipper De Tukker ran aground on a sandbank at the entrance to Amble Harbour, after a tide miscalculation. Amble’s D class Mildred Holcroft crew passed a tow rope from the...
Category: Articles
University Marine Ltd (Zodiac)
Zodiac, the best inflatable in the world.
Zodiac is Number One. Built by the oldest and best known inflatable manufacturers in the world, Zodiac inflatables confirm their pedigree, as soon as the going gets...
Category: Advertisement
Pearl
— Shortly after 1 A.M. on 31st March a rocket and a flare were seen near Kettleness Point during a break in a thick fog. This was reported to the Coxswain of the Life-boat Hester BothscMld,vrho ordered the launch of the boat. She proceeded...
Brede
Length 10m (32ft 9in) Beam 3.7m (12ft 2in) Displacement Approx 9 tonnes Speed 18.6 knots Range 140 n. miles Crew 4 Construction Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs