LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (6)
BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.—A strong pale sprung up from the N.E. on the 27th February, accompanied by a heavy sea which broke right across the entrance to Cluny harbour. A fishing-lugger, whilst coming in, was struck by one of the heavy seas and...
Blanche and Sally
TWO BOATS FOUND At 10.26 a.m. on ipth August, 1964, the coastguard informed the life-boat's second coxswain that two fishing boats near Blakeney Overfalls were reported to be making very heavy weather and would probably need to be...
Contents
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 525 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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Dizzy Dunlop and Caboceer
BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.
—During a dense fog on the 6th of April it was reported that a schooner was in distress on Atherfield Ledge. The crew of the Life-boat Worcester Cadet were summoned, and at 8.55 P.M. the...
The kapok enquiry
Kapok offers great advantages over cork as regards weight, buoyancy, the ease with which it can be adjusted to any shape, and the protection which it affords against cold. Kapok is a vegetable fibre found chiefly in the East Indies, the best...
Category: Articles
David (Dave) Cargill Mbe,
November 1998 David (Dave) Cargill MBE, Arbroath ex-mechanic. Dave joined the RNLI as as mechanic in 1973 a position he held for 22 years. He was awarded the MBE in 1995..
Category: Obituaries
Huiberdina Gijsbertha
Aberdeen. At 2.35 on the afternoon of the 27th of June, 1959, the coast- guard reported that a message had been received from the Dutch vessel De Hoop that another Dutch vessel Huiberdina Gijsbertha of Katwijk a/Kee was aground on the north...
A Sailboard
Enjoyable sail turns into near disaster Windsurfer Christopher Long was out enjoying a brisk sail last September when gear failure disabled his board and he spent three hours in the water. When Eastbourne's inshore lifeboat picked him up...
Photo Fishguard - Trent Class Blue Peter VII
Fishguard's new Trent class lifeboat makes her way to sea after the ceremony with the three 'Blue Peter' presenters on the foredeck. Blue Peter VII is the first all-weather lifeboat to be funded by a 'Blue Peter' appeal... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Dover, Kent.—On the morning of the 3rd June six children belonging to the Dover garrison were cut off by the tide under Shakespeare Cliff. A moderate N.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor boarding boat William Myatt, attached to...