LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part Ix—Closed Circuits
FIRST A CORRECTION: In part VIII of this article an error appeared in the size given for the keel bolts. The ballast keel of the Rother is in fact fixed with 12mm bolts.
The photographs on this page show work progressing on...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
LINCOLNSHIRE.—The Lincolnshire Shipwreck Society—the last remaining of the County Shipwreck Associations — having been brought into union with the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, the latter has completely renovated the four life-boat...
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David Acland Addresses the Annual Presentation of Awards
David Acland addresses the Annual Presentation of Awards audience for the first time in his position of Chairman of the RNLI. - View image in PDF
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At the Irish International Boat Show Ballsbridge Dublin Last March 215 New Shoreline Members Were Enrolled at the Rnli Stand on the First Day (I to R) Peter Holn
At the Irish International Boat Show, Ballsbridge, Dublin, last March, 215 new Shoreline members were enrolled at the RNLI stand. On the first day (I.
to r.) Peter Holness, membership secretary, meets Mr Ted Magee, chairman... - View image in PDF
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Life-Boat As Ambulance
ON 18th October the Motor Life-boat at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, saved a life, by acting as an ambulance. A girl of fifteen had developed acute appendicitis and an immediate operation was necessary. There is no hospital in the Isles...
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Newhaven: the Greek Mv Georgios of Pireaus Sent Out a 'Mayday'
Newhaven: The Greek MV Georgios of Pireaus sent out a 'mayday' signal on the morning of Thursday January 13 reporting a severe list; she was about 14 miles south of Beachy Head. Winds from west north west were gusting up to near gale... - View image in PDF
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Other IRB Launches
Ramsgate, Kent - March 24th, April 19th, 22nd, 26th, May 13th and 26th.
Redcar, Yorkshire - March 4th and May 9th.
Rhyl, Flintshire - April 7th.
St. Helier, Jersey - March 28th, April 4th...
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Azores Packet, of Falmouth
On the 12th June, during a heavy gale of wind from N.N.W., with rain, the schooner Azores Packet, of Falmouth, stranded in making for the harbour at St. Ives. The life-boat of the Institution was quickly launched, and rescued her crew of 4...
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Ramsgate, Kent - At 7.31 a.m. on 3rd November, 1968, the coastguard reported that flares had been seen in Sandwich bay at the entrance to the river Stour. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis slipped her moorings at 7.40 in a southerly gale...
The Princess Royal
H.R.H. the Princess Royal named the new Hartlepool motor life-boat "The Princess Royal" on 2ist July. The boat is of the 46-feet Watson cabin type, was finished in 1939 and went to her station a month after the outbreak of war. She...
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