LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Committee of Management Commandant Vonla McBride, former director of the WRNS, Christopher Lucy, a stockbroker, and John James, a chartered surveyor, have joined the Committee of Management of the RNLI.
Commandant McBride...
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The Last Bulletin
This is the last life-boat bulletin. The first appeared in September 1940 and it has appeared quarterly since then. Of the twenty-six bulletins published nearly a quarter of a million copies have been printed. The Institution's quarterly...
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Bookshelf
s o m e r e c e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s r e v i e w e d SHIPWRECK! by Ian Dear Published by Batsford at £17.95 ISBN 0713459530 Ian Dear has collected an interesting, if chilling, collection of photographs to illustrate his theme of...
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Minnie Coles
On the 14th January, at 5.30 A.M., during a moderate breeze from the N.N.E., with snow squalls, the Bradford Life-boat and harbour steam-tug Vulcan, went out in response to signals of distress, and brought the schooner Minnie Coles, of...
An Aeroplane (36)
OCTOBER 10TH. - KILLYBEGS, CO. DONEGAL.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
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APRIL 7TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL.
Two R.A.F. men had been reported stranded on Chough Rock, near Looe, but the life-boat was recalled as the men had been saved.- Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..
Lifeboat Services (From Page 82)
The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall July 11 and August 30.
Llandudno, Gwynedd June 10, 16, July 2, 23, August 3, 4 and 16.
Longhope, Orkney August 13 (twice) and 14.
Lowestoft, Suffolk June 13,... - View image in PDF
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Obituaries
Deaths It is with regret that we report the following deaths.
John Doyle Former Fethard station honorary secretary, on 2 September Dick Evans Former Moelfre coxswain, on 14 September Patrick Morrison Mallaig crew member, on...
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United States Life-Saving Service
Mr. S0MNEE I. KIMBALL, the able and in- defatigable General Superintendent of the United States Government Life-Saving Service, has sent us his very interesting Annual Report, jast issued, furnishing particulars of the operations of the...
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Lyme Regis Atlantic 21 Rigid Inflatable Lifeboat
Lyme Regis Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat returning from service on July 24, 1983, at the start of Lyme's Lifeboat Week. Manned by Helmsman John Hodder and Crew Members Robert Irish, Colin Jones and Brian Miller, she had launched... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs