LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Climber falls THREE YOUTHS WERE CLIMBING down the cliff at Wylfa Headland on Wednesday, April 13, when a peg pulled out of the cliff and one of the boys fell about 35 feet into the sea, striking the cliff face and a submerged rock on his way...
Renown, Three Fevers and Sincerity
Open fishing boats FLAMBOROUGH COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Bridlington lifeboat station at 0918 on Thursday January 31, 1980, that the coble Renown was in difficulties one mile east of Rolston and some 13 miles south of the...
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Fallen from cliff AT 1620 ON APRIL 22 the Garda Siochana informed Dr O'Brien-Moran, deputy launching authority of Tramore ILB station, that a young man had fallen and was lying seriously injured at the base of the cliff just west of...
The S.S. Cabo Espartel and the S.S. Felspar
Dungeness, Kent.—In the early morn- ing of the 26th of May, 1950, in a thick fog, the S.S. Cabo Espartel, of Seville, bound for Valentia with a cargo of ammonia, collided with the S.S. Felspar, of Glasgow. About 3.49, just before she sank,...
The American Steamer Park Holland, of Portland, Maine (2)
MARCH 25TH. - STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES, CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, AND BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 6.45 in the morning the coastguard reported to the Stornoway life-boat station that a steamer was ashore three-quarters of a mile south of Glas...
The Life-Boat
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 7£ feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the air-cases, which give extra...
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Strathearn Glass Ltd
STRATHEARN GLASS have created the above engraved block paperweight, designed and engraved by their Staff Engraver, Alasdair C. Gordon D.A. (Edin.), to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the R.N.L.I.
It is being offered in...
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A Parachute
JANUARY 17TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A parachute had been reported coming down, but the life-boat was recalled when it was found that only a canister was attached to the parachute and not an airman. - Rewards, £20 8s..
Arnisdale
Montrose, Angus - At 3.40 p.m. on ist November, 1966, it was reported that the trawler Armadale had towed thetrawler Arnisdale nine miles northwards from Red Head to Scurdyness in an increasing north to north easterly wind, taking over eight...
Tahchee, of Panama
Penlee, Cornwall - At 6 p.m. on ist August, 1967, the coxswain was informed by the honorary secretary that two seriously injured men aboard the tanker Tahchee of Panama required hospital treatment. A rendezvous was arranged for 8 o'clock...