LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Loss of H.M.S. 'Captain'
AMIDST the fearful events of the war, which at this moment are rending the heart of Europe and holding captive the sympathies of us all, there are few public events of a sufficiently stirring nature to claim from any of us more than a...
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May (1)
MAY MEETING GRIMNESS, ORKNEYS. About 2 in the afternoon of the 30th January, 1940, a ship’s boat, which had got away from the S.S.
Giralda, of Leith, after she had been bombed by German aeroplanes, was seen drifting ashore...
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H.M. Submarine Universal
FEBRUARY 4TH - 6TH. - ST. DAVID’S AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE, AND NEW QUAY, AND ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE.
H.M. submarine Universal was on her way to the breaker’s yard. Late on the night of the 3rd of February her...
SAIL AWAY
Ever dreamed of sailing away to exotic shores? In a few easy steps you could be well on your way. To help convince you, we’ve enlisted solo circumnavigator and RNLI Governor Jeanne Socrates
BENEFITS OF...
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The S.S. Monte Nuria
Cromer, Norfolk.—At 8.32 in the morning of the 25th of August, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that the s.s. Monte Nuria, of Bilbao, bound from Immingham to Buenos Aires with a cargo of coal, was aground at Sheringham. She had struck a sub-...
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'...
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A Wreck at Sea
" Thy flitting form comes ghostly dull and pale, As driven by the beating storm at sea; Thy cry is weak and scared, As if thy mates had shared The doom of us. Thy wail— What does it bring to me ?" IT was perhaps an impious wish,...
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Exercising the Life-Boat
As soon as possible after the arrival of a new Life-boat at her Station an exer- cise is held, preferably in rough weather, in order not only to test her sea-going qualities, but also as a means of giving the crew some experience of the boat...
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Lifeboat launches on service during the months December 1972, January and February, 1973
Appledore, North Devon December 5.
Arklow, Co. Wicklow January 19 and February 25.
Arranmore, Co. Donegal December 14, 17 and 21.
Ballycotton, Co. Cork December 4, 5, January 6 and...
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Lifeboat Launches
Lifeboat launches on service during the months June, July and August, 1973 Aith, Shetland July 20.
Aldeburgh, Suffolk June 11, July 15 and August 15.
Amble, Northumberland July 4, 27 and August...
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