LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Janet C
Tyne class holds coaster from rocks The Bronze Medal has been awarded to the Salcombe coxswain/ mechanic Frank Smith for a service to the coaster Janet C, which prevented the vessel running aground in rough seas and a near gale in the early...
Four Flying 15 Dinghies and One National 18 Dinghy
Dinghies capsize A NEAR GALE, south-south-westerly force 7, was blowing on the afternoon of Saturday July 26, 1986, when Mrs Helen Nicholson noticed that a number of sailing boats were in difficulty off Hook Lighthouse and Waterford...
Service
Early in the morning of the 17th September during a strong gale from N.N.W. with heavy rain squalls, a messenger arrived at Palling and reported that a vessel was ashore about three miles to the north- ward of the station. The crew and...
Assistance, of Stavanger
The Boys life-boat at the same place remained alongside the stranded schooner Assistant, of Stavanger, until that vessel was safely got off the Barber Sand.
Tony Vandervell the Fourth Arun to Be Built (1976)
Tony Vandervell, the fourth Arun to be built (1976) was the first in GRP and the second to feature the extended stern which increased the length to 54ft overall. The wheelhouse is also GRP, although later boats reverted to... - View image in PDF
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The Late Captain Nigel Dixon Obe Rn Director Rnli
The late Captain Nigel Dixon, OBE RN, Director, RNLI. - View image in PDF
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The Builders of the Boat: (I to R) V Greenyer D Belchamber T Merritt J Legg L Durham R Silverson the Senior Boatbuilder S Merritt K Boulding R Churchill A
The builders of the boat: (I.
to r.) V. Greenyer, D. Belchamber, T. Merritt, J.
Legg, L. Durham, R. Silverson, the senior boatbuilder, S. Merritt, K. Boulding, R.
Churchill and E. Morgan.... - View image in PDF
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Bridlington Life-Boat Returning to Harbour After Escorting In Three Keelboats Caught By Rough Seas
Bridlington Life-Boat Returning To Harbour After Escorting In Three Keelboats Caught By Rough Seas. - View image in PDF
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Divers Out of Their Depth...
'Fifty-three miles over two and a half days couldn't be that difficult - then we saw the OS map! Why are all these brown lines so close together?' - Jem Gotch and members of Second City Diving Club well above sea level..View image in PDF
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