LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Norwegian Life-Boat Anniversary
Oslo is an ideal setting for a gathering of life-boats. The city lies at the head of a long narrow fjord with moderately high land on either side. There is no slum area and the quays are only a few minutes walk from the centre of the town....
Category: Articles
Letters
Silver Jubilee We were delighted to read about the present Wells' lifeboat in the winter issue of the journal and also to hear about the naming by Princess Margaret last November of Margate's new Rother lifeboat, Silver Jubilee...
Category: Correspondence
Atlantic 21 Inshore Lifeboat Developed By Rnli from a Design Originated at Atlantic College South Wales Hull Flat-Bottomed for Beaching Is Marine Ply Or Grp With Infla
Atlantic 21 inshore lifeboat developed by RNLI from a design originated at Atlantic College, South Wales. Hull, flat-bottomed for beaching, is marine ply or grp with inflatable topsides. Console seat for crew of three contains radio. Speed... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Thames Coastguard Rescue Headquarters at Walton-On-Naze Essex Late Last Year Staged a Special Air and Sea Exercise Off Clacton Pier for Visiting Officials Visible I
The Thames Coastguard rescue headquarters at Walton-on-Naze, Essex, late last year staged a special air and sea exercise off Clacton pier for visiting officials. Visible in the picture are the Coastguard helicopter, the Harwich life-boat,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lyme Regis Atlantic 21 Rigid Inflatable Lifeboat
Lyme Regis Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat returning from service on July 24, 1983, at the start of Lyme's Lifeboat Week. Manned by Helmsman John Hodder and Crew Members Robert Irish, Colin Jones and Brian Miller, she had launched... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
St.Helier Jersey August 23 1987:
ST HELIER, JERSEY, August 23, 1987: the 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Thomas James King takes in tow the 48ft cabin cruiser La Belle Dame after a MAYDAY alert, when the Shoreham-based vessel hit the Hinguette reef at 1418 and began to sink.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Royal National Life-Boat Institution. Appeal
la prepared to establish and maintain a Life-boat Station on any part of the coast of the United Kingdom where it can be shown, from previous disasters, that a Life-boat is required. It is requisite that there should be a sufficient number...
Category: Advertisement
Ros Caoin
Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 6.20 on the evening of the 9th of April, 1958, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Ros Caoin needed help at the mouth of the Kenmare River. At 6.30 the life-boat William and Harriot, on...
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Life-Boats for the Port of London
THE following letter has been addressed to some of the Metropolitan Daily and Weekly Papers, on behalf of an object which is de- serving of every support from the Citizens of London:— " Sir,—I am directed by the Committee of the...
Category: Articles