LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Vagabond
Skegness, Lincolnshire.—At 2.4 early on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the Lynwell lightvessel had re- ported that the auxiliary yacht Vaga- bond, of Peterborough, which had a crew of two, had...
Schilleen
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 4.45 on the afternoon of the 20th of September, 1954, the life-boat coxswain reportedthat while he was on his way in from sea in his fishing boat, he had seen the yacht Schilleen in a dangerous position about...
Duke of Northumberland's Life-Boat Essay Competition, 1937
" Imagine that You have been Shipwrecked and Rescued by a Life-boat.
Describe Your Experiences." THE Duke of Northumberland's Life- boat Essay Competition for elementary schools has been held this year for...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ST. ANDREW'S, FIFESHIRE.—A new lifeboat and transporting-carriage have been placed at St. Andrew's, and a Branch of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has been established there. This boat is on the selfrighting plan adopted by the...
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High Seas...
More views of RNLJ lifeboat stations from the air.Hunting Aerofilms is offering copies of these photographs at well below normal rates - and donating 25% of the print price to the RNLI.
Prices 8in by Sin-£13.00, 10inby...
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Bookshelf
The History of the Rhyl Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author at £2.50 This is the second edition of Jeff Morris's account of the lifeboats and services in this wellknown North Wales resort.
As usual the...
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The Shipping of the United Kingdom
THE following is a Return, compiled from Parliamentary Documents, of the number of ships which entered inwards, and cleared outwards, from British ports, during the year 1861; that for 1862 not having as yet been published:— Ships. Tone.<...
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Anina
Net in propeller AT 1640 on Friday, May 30, Humber Superintendent Coxwain B. W. Bevan heard from the Coastguard that the fishing boat Anina of Grimsby was drifting with a net in her propeller 11| miles south east of Spurn lighthouse. No...
Services of the Life-Boats
Ballycotton, Co. Cork—At 6.50 A.M. on the 1st January a message was received at the Coast-guard Signal Station from the captain of the s.s. Pinna, of London, to the effect that he was in distress and required immediate...
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