LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Walton and Frinton, Essex - At 3.10 p.m. on gth August, 1966, a small yacht was reported to have capsized between the lookout and Walton pier. The lifeboat Edian Courtauld left her moorings at3.24 in a moderate to fresh south westerly wind...

LIFE-BOATMEN are well known to be long-lived men; moreover, they continue to go out on service up to a great age.

But even for Life-boatmen we think it must be a record that two should have celebrated their diamond...

Life-boat Friday 26th Lerwick Aldeburgh Filey Yarmouth, I.o.W.

Valemia Saturday 27th Fishguard Southend-on-Sea Lizard Newhaven St. David's Casualty Hours at sea Lives rescued S.S. Granfoss ' 23 Trawler Pinguin 12 8...

GeneralMotors are proud that their Detroit Diesel engines have been chosen to power the R.N.L1 44ft & 50ft steel lifeboats.

General Motors Limited, Power 3ttd Industrial Division, London Road, Weliingborough, NN8 2DL,...

Peel, Isle of Man.—At 10.25 on the morning of the 16th of July, 1950, the coastguard reported a signal from the R.F.A. Wave Baron, an oil tanker of London. There had been an accident in the engine-room and a doctor and ambulance were needed....

On 28th August, which was Mechanic William F. Mann's last day with the Exmouth life-boat after 18 years, he was called out when the inshore inflatable craft Fundraiser, taking part in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race, was not checked off at...

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THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 106 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 77 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 30th, 1931 62,735 Five Lives Rescued in the Floods.

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