LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sprat Boat The Enchantress
MARGATE, KENT.—At 10.45 P.M. on the 10th January it was reported that a sprat boat—the Enchantress, of Westwhen gate-on-Sea—had been missing since i early morning. The weather had been moderately fine during day, but thick, off and on, with...
L'Espoir and Innocence
Arun saves yacht and skipper after long tow in severe weatherThe RNLI's chief of operations has written to thank the crews of both the Falmouth and Lizard lifeboats following a service involving both lifeboats on 16 February...
A Lenten Vow
THE life-boat service has benefited by £5 as the result of a vow by two army officers on Salisbury Plain. The}7 bound themselves to "a particular Lenten abstention," and the penalty for failure was to be a cheque for £2...
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Dear reader
With the passing of the equinox, the temptation can grow to withdraw into the Autumnal gloom. But if you curl up for a good read with this issue of the Lifeboat,you will find yourself transported across land, sea and time.
Category: Articles
Of the 11 New Life-Boats Ordered In 1971 Four Were of the 44-Foot Steel Waveney Class Three of the 37-Foot Mark I Rother (Above) Two of the 50-Foot Steel Thames (Below
Of the 11 new life-boats ordered in 1971 four were of the 44-foot steel Waveney class, three of the 37-foot Mark i Rother (above), two of the 50-foot steel Thames (below), one of the 52-foot Mark II Arun and one of the 71-foot steel Clyde... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
While the Farmer's Sons and Policemen Tried to Calm and Control Those Waiting With An Incoming Tide Time Was Against Them
. . . while the farmer's sons and policemen tried to calm and control those waiting. With an incoming tide, time was against them.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Pinnace
LERWICK'S 27 HOURS' SEARCH.
Lerwick, and Aith, Shetlands.—4th October, 1939. In the morning a Royal Air Force aeroplane came down on the sea about twenty-five miles N.E.
of the N.E. corner of...
Kirton
At 1.20 A.M. on the 23rd April the Coast- guard reported that a vessel was ashore in Woodston Bay, four miles south of Johnshaven. The crew of the Life-boat Sarah Ann Holden were quickly assem- bled, and the boat left for the wreck, which...
Peter Fulton
Four presentations were made at Newton Road Civil Service Club, Leeds, on July 13: (I. to r.) to George Long, the thanks of the Institution for his services on the flag day committee; to L. Bellhouse, a plaque for raising over £1,000... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Barrus
Mariner doesn't just promise reliability.
It proves it! It you're considering buying an outboard, whatever the si/e, you'll have noticed that almost every manufacturer promises greater reliability as an...
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