LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Safety at Sea With Pyrotechnics-Part 2 Distress Signals and Procedures
HAVING decided which are the correct distress signals to be carried according to the size of craft concerned and her particular marine activities (Schermuly's complete range of officially approved marine distress pyrotechnics was...
Category: Articles
With the Widow of Coxswain Patton, of Runswick
At the annual meeting in 1934 after presenting to Mrs. Fatten the gold medal posthumously awarded to her husband for his gallantry in sacrificing his own life to save a lame man from the sinking steamer Disperser of West Hartlepool, on... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Centenary: In the South-East of England
BEDFORDSHIRE.
Hitchin held a Centenary Meeting, which was addressed by Major Sir | Maurice Cameron, K.C.M.G., a member of the Committee of Management.
Bedford held a successful Century Life-boat Day in...
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Hassel (1)
Dungeness, and Dover, Kent.—At 4.13 on the morning of the 3rd of May, 1956, the Lade coastguard telephoned the life-boat station at Dungeness to say the motor vessel Hassel, of Bergen, Norway, had been in collision with an unknown vessel...
Fedora
Dungeness, Kent, and Hastings, Sussex.
—On the morning of the 31st January the Italian steamer Fedora, of Genoa, and the Russian steamer Pravda were in collision in a position reported to be about fourteen miles from...
Mp Cuts the Ribbon
Pulling a fast one? There is no truth whatsoever in the rumour that the RNLI trials team are looking for an alternative means of lifeboat propulsion and asked the Director to acheive 25 knots under oar! Brian Miles, right, is actually... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Four New Life-Boats Named
HER Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, President of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, named the new Berwick-upon-Tweed life-boat William and Mary Durham on the 25th of July, 1957. The ceremony took place at Spittal harbour.
Category: Inaugurations
Lifeboat Services
Western Division MFV aground A RED FLARE fired over Barmouth Bar was seen by the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 2140 on Wednesday November 22, 1978. Just after he had alerted Coxswain Evan Jones, the honorary secretary...
Category: Services
The Fundraisers
Bruno backs the lifeboats Harwich lifeboatmen had a very special visitor in August, when Frank Bruno came to town promoting the wacky gameshow 'It's a Knockout'. The former heavyweight boxing champ was backing the RNLI's...
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