LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Focus on . . . St. Abbs
St. Abbs life-boat station still holds the record for the longest service by one of the Institution's life-boats. This was achieved by the previous life-boat W. Ross Macanhur of Glasgow when she stood by the Swiss cargo ship Nyon for 11...
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Mr Baxter Presents the Public Relations Awards at the London Boat
Mr Baxter presents the Public Relations awards at the London Boat Show to Mr Ray Warner (left) and Mr Tony Smith, representing 'Down Your Way'. - View image in PDF
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The Liberian Cargo Ship Irene Aground on South Ronaldsay Orkney. It Was Her Call for Help Which Led to the Longhope Life-Boat Being Called Out. the Irene's Crew Were Resc
The Liberian cargo ship Irene aground on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. It was her call for help which led to the Longhope life-boat being called out. The Irene's crew were rescued by coastguards.. - View image in PDF
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Mrs Veda Morris Names the Relief D Class Lifeboat C John Morris In Memory of Her Late Husband.
Mrs Veda Morris names the relief D class lifeboat C John Morris in memory of her late husband.. - View image in PDF
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Lady Harrison's Gift
THE naming ceremony of a motor life-boat at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, took place on 25th June. The life-boat is a gift from Lady Harrison in memory of her late husband, Sir Heath Harrison, Bt., the shipowner, of Cheshire and Hampshire, who...
Category: Donations
In This Issue
Feature: A day to remember HM The Queen opens The Lifeboat College Feature: The Survival Centre The RNLI's centre of excellence for sea survival training Lifeboat Lottery Letters 9 11 14 Lifeboats and lifeguards in action Including a...
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Past and Present
50 Years Ago Ship on Fire By Lieutenant L. A. C. May, R.M. (Ret.), Honorary Secretary, Holy head Station.
The telephone rings loud and loud; time 5.25 am, 22nd March 1937. 1 hasten to answer it and am informed by the...
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Yla Section
SAFETY RULES A skipper whose 60-foot motor yawl rammed a 12-foot sailing dinghy, shipwrecking the latter crew, was fined £2 in January for careless navigating in Chichester harbour. The defendant had pleaded guilty to navigating a...
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Fig 4 (Below): Plating of the First of the Two Prototype Fast Slipway Lifeboats Is Complete And
Fig. 4 (below): Plating of the first of the two prototype fast slipway lifeboats is complete and the hull has been turned through 180 degrees so that it is now right way up. A welder is at work attaching deck fittings to the deck stringer... - View image in PDF
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Profiles of Lifeboats in the RNLI Fleet
Profiles of Lifeboats in the RNLI Fleet 52ft and 54ft Arun 15ft 6in D class and 17ft 6in C class inflatable ° Atlantic 21 52ft Barnett 50ft Thames 33ft Brede 48ft 6in Solent 37ft Oakley 48ft 6in Oakley 37tt 6in Bother 47ft Tyne 44ft...
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