LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Diana
On the 26th De- cember, 1860, the brigantine -Owit^ of Fredeficfcshamn, from Bordeaux, laden wtft wteat and brandy, struck on a reef of fockd in Ardmore Bay, the wind blowing & gale from S.E. The Ardmore life-boat was soon manned by a...
Fig 2: Looking Forward from the Transom
Fig. 2: Looking forward from the transom down the fast slipway lifeboat's starboard propeller tunnel. Further protection will be given to the propellers by deep bilge keels not yet fitted.. - View image in PDF
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The Belgian Motor Yacht Cap Lizard
Ramsgate, Kent. At 10.14 on the morning of the 24th of May, 1958, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground on the Brake Sands and bumping badly.
At 10.23 the life-boat Michael and Lily...
George Harrap & Co Ltd
(thrilling stories of Britain's diving detectives and the treasures that they found on the seabed in The Wreck Detectives KENDALL McDONALD 'An expert guide to nautical archaeology' Kenneth AllsoplLondon Evening News The treasures...
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(Left) Mr Michael Vernon the Chairman
(Left) Mr Michael Vernon, the Chairman of the RNLI addresses the audience at the Annual Presentation of Awards ceremony in the Festival Hall, London on 14 May 1991.. - View image in PDF
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The Cuillin Mountains on Skye
The Cuillin mountains on Skye provide a dramatic setting tot the Hebridean Princess. - View image in PDF
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Cruz V, of Orporto
On the night of the I 21st September, the barque Cruz V., of Oporto, with a general cargo, drove ashore near Dungeness Point. The Dungeness life- boat was speedily launched, and proceeded through 4 miles, of broken water to her aid, when...
The Conningbeg Lightvessel
Kilmore, Co. Wexford - At 12.30 a.m. on 4th February, 1967, a message was received that a man had fallen overboard from the Conningbeg lightvessel.
A further message advised that the man had been picked up and required a...
After Seventy-Six Hours! The Ballycotton Crew on Their Return
Left to right: M. C. Walsh, Motor Mechanic T. Sliney, Second Coxswain J. L. Walsh, J. S Sliney, Coxswain Patrick Sliney, T D Walsh, W. Sliney.. - View image in PDF
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Five Pence a Bucket of Water Lop a Bag of Soggy Pig Food
Five pence a bucket of water, lOp a bag of soggy pig food. That was the going rate for tormenting poor Edward Childs, a crew member of Port Isaac lifeboat in the stocks during the station's annual Lifeboat Larks. Bob Young (far left),... - View image in PDF
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