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Westward
Margate, Kent. — On the night of the 3rd October the coastguard telephoned to the life-boat station that information had been received from the Tongue Light-vessel that a vessel was dragging her anchor and making signals of distress. A south...
Stability
IN this article it is proposed to explain the nature and action of stability as con- cisely as the subject permits, without introducing technical terms, beyond those essential to definition, or attempting to go beyond the purely mechanical,...
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The S.S. Dumail
At } 10.15 P.M. on the 29th March a messenger reported that a vessel was j ashore on the North Cheek of Robin i Hood's Bay. The Life-boat Mary Ann LocJcwood was launched and proceeded to the stranded vessel, which...
Tweed, of Greenock
SILLOTH.—At 7.30 A.M. on the 24th January, the Life-boat Angela and Hannah proceeded through a heavy gale at S.S.W.
to the assistance of the schooner Tweed, of Greenock. This vessel had struck on the north-west end of the...
Books
SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS REVIEWED THE HISTORY OF THE LONGHOPE LIFEBOATS THE STORY OF THE FLEETWOOD LIFEBOATS Written and published by Jeff Morris Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society Jeff Morris is by now well-known for his...
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The American Steamer Bessemer City, of New York
St. Ives, Cornwall.—At midnight on the lst-2nd November the coastguard reported a vessel ashore west of St.
Ives. She was the American steamer Bessemer City, of New York, bound from Liverpool for London with a general cargo...
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Category: Advertisement
Some Idea of the Terrifying Conditions Experienced That Night Can Be Gained from This Photo of Dumping Surf Around Brighton Pier.
Some idea of the terrifying conditions experienced that night can be gained from this photo of dumping surf around Brighton Pier.
The lifeboat was operating among the pier supports on a pitch-dark moonless night with a 4m... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Contents
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 526 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Assistant Editor: GILL MACE Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement...
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