LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
At the Earls Court European Offshore Petroleum Exhibition Last October Hrh the Duke of Kent President of the Rnli Discusses With Leverton Engine Divisional Ma
At the Earls Court, European Offshore Petroleum Exhibition last October, HRH The Duke of Kent, president of the RNLI, discusses with Leverton Engine Divisional Manager Ron Jones the lifeboat photographed, Aberdeen's 54ft Arun B P Forties... - View image in PDF
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Grace Darling
1 Grace Darling and Her Times." By Constance Smedley. With a Foreword by Commander Stephen King-Hall. (Hurst & Blackett. 18s. net.) THE news of the great exploit of William Darling, keeper of the Long- stone Lighthouse,...
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Brilliant
POOLE.—The barque Brilliant, of Grimstadt, while on a voyage from Cuba to Bremen with a cargo of cedar logs, went aground on the Hook Sands, at the mouth of Poole harbour, in a heavy gale from S.E. by E. and a very high sea on the 12th...
The Life-Boat
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....
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Friends of the RNLI
This year, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines are celebrating their 170th anniversary – and their 50th year of supporting the RNLI. Since 1968, Fred. Olsen guests and crew have taken pride in raising funds for the RNLI. And since 2000 alone, their... - View image in PDF
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A Small Sailing Boat
Again, on the 12th July, two lads, in a small sailing-boat, were driven out to sea during a strong wind from the S.S.W., and being unable to return, they dropped anchor, and tied a cravat on an oar, as a signal to those, on shore, which...
A Boat (2)
At 6.4 p.m. on 29th April, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was drifting out to sea with two boys on board. There was a gentle westerly breeze with a slight sea.
The life-boat Sir Godfrey...
A Motor Boat (6)
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. At 12.50 p.m. on 23rd August, 1964, the police told the honorary secretary that a motor boat had capsized five to six miles north of Aberystwyth. At 12.55 the inshore rescue boat launched in a fresh south-westerly...
Beaulieu Boat Jumble
Beaulieu Boat Jumble must surely be the biggest jumble sale of nautical goods in the country, if not the world! The 1985 jumble, held in March, raised £2,000 for Lymington branch made up as follows: £1,013 from jumble sales,... - View image in PDF
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An Outboard Motor Boat
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—-At 2.40 in the afternoon, on the 16th of September, 1950, the coxswain reported that two hours earlier two men had set out in an outboard motor boat to rescue a dog trapped on the cliffs north of Fleshwick beach....