Model register Thank you for printing my letter in the Summer issue of THE LIFEBOAT under the heading of Model Register.
The response to my letter has meant that we now have sufficient numbers to form a group of lifeboat...
Category: Correspondence
By COUNT KOZO YOSHII, President of Teikoku Suinan Kinsaikai (the Imperial Japanese Life-boat Society).[Count Kozo Yoshii represented the Imperial Japanese Life-boat Society at the International Life-boat Conference held in London, in July of...
Category: Articles
NEW BRIGHTON.—The tubular Life- boat on this station having become unfit for further service has, in accordance with the wishes of the crew, been replaced by a non-self-righting sailing Life-boat of the Watson type, 43 ft. long and 12 ft. 6...
Category: Articles
electronic aids to navigation DEPTH—by HECTA echo-sounder, as supplied to the R.N.LI, and to att yachts of the successful British Admiral's Cup team. This instrument indicates depth by pointer and scale, and illumination for night use is...
Category: Advertisement
Lady Hamilton would have approved! Bucklers Hard Boat Builders offer a comprehensive facility that includes a full repair & maintenance, custom build facility (power & sail), mobile crane up to 35 tons, summer & winter...
Category: Advertisement
Celebration challenge London's Lakeside shopping centre was the setting for a unique anniversary fundraising event in August.
The Yamaha/RNLI challenge saw Lakeside staff competing against their retail rivals in a...
Category: Articles
THURSDAY, 5th January, 1888.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
To WALTER FAIRBAIN, on his retirement, after serving for 34J years as Coxswain of the Dunbar and Skateraw Life-boats, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension.
To WTLLIAM H. MARTIN, on his retirement, after...
Category: Awards
George Duffy, Ian Sheridan, David Howard and Aaron Howard from Howth lifeboat station and Paul Gamble from Fowey were invited to pick the winning tickets in the 96th Lifeboat Lottery. The five crew members, accompanied by Darren Scully,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Offshore wind keeps inflatable busy Southend-on-Sea South East Division Strong offshore winds kept Southend-on- Sea's D class inflatable busy on 4 April 1988 when it was called out twice in the late afternoon for windsurfers and a...