LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
With courage, nothing is impossible
The new RNLI memorial in Poole is a sculptural celebration of humanity at its best. But how did such an inspirational landmark come into being?
On a corner plot by a busy road, a metallic structure glints in the sunlight....
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Her First Launch
The new life-boat Tynesider. She is a 46 ft. 9 ins. Watson cabin motor life-boat and went to the station on the 29th of November, 1947. - View image in PDF
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Ready to lead
Filey Crew Member Fran Wilkins (pictured) showed a cool head at sea during her coxswain’s assessment in October when she was diverted to some walkers cut off by the tide. With Fran in charge, and two RNLI inspectors aboard, the crew found...
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Steam Life-Boats
THE question has often been asked—why are not life-boats propelled by steam power? It is a very natural question when we consider the difficulty of rowing any boat against a strong wind, and the much greater difficulty of doing so when, in...
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The Life-Boat Journal In South America
THE following is an extract from a letter received from a lady in Palermo, Buenos Aires: " The magazine is most interesting.I pass it on to a gentleman in the interesting.
camp, who sends it to other isolated...
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A Brave Schoolgirl
A Holiday at Skipsea LAST summer a fifteen-year-old school- girl was holidaying at Skipsea, near Bridlington. Her home was at Baildon near Shipley, and she was staying with her parents at Sea Cabin Bungalow, Green Lane, which stood near the...
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Fair Water
On the same day the Life-boat Arab, also stationed at Padstow, was called out for service, by means of the telephone.
She was launched at 4 p.m., and proceeded under oars to the ketch Fair Water, of Jersey, bound from...
Rome
CLACTON-ON-SKA.—About noon on the 2nd September a gale was blowing from the S.S.W., accompanied by a very heavy sea, and as several vessels were lying off the coast, and riding heavily at their anchors, the crew of the Life-boat Albert...
The Hull Shape Must Also Provide Full Protection for the Propellers Be Suitable for Launching and Recovery from a Carriage and Light Enough to Be Handled When Ash
The hu" snaPe must a'so provide full protection for the propellers, be suitable for launching and recovery from a carriage and light enough to be nand|ed wnen aShOre. - View image in PDF
(Photo Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
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Coxswain William Catchpole
Bronze Medal Coxswain William Catchpole of Lowestof t for the service to the yacht Red House Lugger on 29 August 1996 - see Tht LHtbott Winter 1996/7 for a full report of the service. - View image in PDF
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