LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
With Seas Breaking Heavily Across Johnno Crew Member Mike Judge Can Be Seen Aboard the Casualty As Whitstable's Atlantic
With seas breaking heavily across Johnno crew member Mike Judge can be seen aboard the casualty as Whitstable's Atlantic sheers away with one of the survivors aboard. - View image in PDF
Photo Kent Messenger. - View image in PDF
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Eleven Years on a Look at the Atlantic 21 Rigid Inflatable Lifeboat Some of Those Who Know Her Well
THE ATLANTIC 21 rigid inflatable has proved one of the most successful of the Institution's modern lifeboats and 30 are now on station. With an overall length of 22ft 9in, a rigid GRP hull and inflatable neoprene tube 'bulwarks',...
Category: Articles
David Mitchell Mp Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department of Transport Was Particularly Keen to Look Over Rnli
David Mitchell, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department of Transport, was particularly keen to look over RNLI headquarters when he paid a brief visit to Poole in October. In an hour and a half he toured head office and the depot... - View image in PDF
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Life-Boat Launches on Service During the Months September, October, and November, 1971
LAUNCHES AND LIVES SAVED BY LIFE-BOATS AND ILBs 1st September 1971 to 30th November 1971: Launches 1,535, lives saved 285 THE ACTIVE FLEET 138 station life-boats (as at 30/11/71) 36 inshore life-boats operating in the winter LIVES RESCUED 94...
Category: Services
A Summer Wine and Quiche Party Organised By Northampton Ladies' Guild and Held at Castle Ashby the Home of the Marquess of Northampton Raised £1133 for Aldeburgh Lifeboat Appeal Cond
A summer wine and quiche party organised by Northampton ladies' guild and held at Castle Ashby, the home of the Marquess of Northampton, raised £1,133 for Aldeburgh lifeboat appeal. Conducted tours were taken round this delightful... - View image in PDF
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October
Launches 45 Lives rescued 66 OCTOBER 4TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
On the night of the 3rd of October, HMS. Cam, with a crew of twenty-two, was being towed to West Hartlepool for repairs, by the American deep sea tug W.S.A.2....
Category: Services
Life-Boat Launches on Service During the Months June, July and August, 1971
LAUNCHES AND LIVES SAVED BY LIFE-BOATS AND IRBs 1st June 1971 to 31st August 1971: Launches 1,330, lives saved 787 THE ACTIVE FLEET (as at 31/8/71) 135 station life-boats 111 inshore rescue boats LIVES RESCUED 94,443 from the Institution'...
Category: Services
What Are Lifeboats Made Of? By James Paffett Rcnc Ceng Frina Honfni Frsa Chairman of the Technical Consultative Committee
For modern boats there is a choice. Wood, glass reinforced plastic, steel and aluminium are all very good, well tried materials. The first three have all been used for RNLI lifeboat hulls while aluminium is used for superstructures. All have...
Category: Articles
Port Erin (Isle of Man) Life-Boat Returning from the Rescue
(See page 216). - View image in PDF
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