LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shetland Life-Boat on View In London
THE new life-boat being built for Aith, Shetland Islands, will be exhibited at the International Boat Show, sponsored by the Daily Express, at Earls Court in London, from the 4th to the 14th of January, 1961. Space to exhibit this boat has...
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Building the Fast Slipway Lifeboat—Part VI: Trials
EARLY NOVEMBER saw the first launch from Fairey's yard at East Cowes of the RNLI's prototype fast slipway boat City of London. It was the start of the exact, and exacting, programme of builder's trials through which every...
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A Fishing Boat (4)
MARCH 30TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
A fishing boat. had been reported missing, but the life-boat could not find her. Later, wreckage was found. The boat must have been lost with both the men on board.- Rewards, £36 13s. 2d...
The Fishing Factory Ship Cornelius Vrolijk
Saved 21 GALWAY BAY LIFEBOAT, the 48ft 6in Solent R. Hope Roberts slipped her moorings at 0715 on Sunday, November 9, 1986, after the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Shannon had alerted the station honorary secretary to the plight of...
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Swanage, Dorset.—-13th December.
Rockets had been reported in the direction of Old Harry Rocks, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £22 11s..
Jean Horsley
Hartlepool, Durham.—At 2.47 early on the morning of the 9th of February, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that a boat off the Palliser Works, north of Hartlepool, was burning flares, and at 3.15 the life-boat The Princess Royal, Civil Service...
John Tyrrell and His Two Elder Sons Michael (Right) and Jimmy on the Drawing Board a Brigantine-Rigged Sail Training Ship
John Tyrrell and his two elder sons, Michael (right) and Jimmy. On the drawing board a brigantine-rigged sail training ship.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To TIMOTHY KEOHANE, on his retirement, after serving 23£ years as Coxswain of the Courtmacsherry Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To CHARLES WM. CONWAY, on his retirement, after serving 5J years as...
Category: Awards
Strathmartin
Lerwick, Shetlands.—Early in the evening of the 18th February it was learned that the steam trawler Strathmartin, of Aberdeen, was ashore on Loofa Baa shoal, in the harbour.
An E.S.E. gale was blowing with a very rough sea....