LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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
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An art for all seasons
What home is complete without a seascape on the wall?
The sea provides a backdrop to all our lives – even in our homes, for we seem to have an indefatigable appetite for seascapes. Romance, beauty, danger and power are all...
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News and Views
Deputy PM takes to the lifeboats! Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott took to the water in the Dover lifeboat recently when he presented the RNLI with a Millennium Product plaque for the Severn class all-weather boat.
The...
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Grace Darling
1 Grace Darling and Her Times." By Constance Smedley. With a Foreword by Commander Stephen King-Hall. (Hurst & Blackett. 18s. net.) THE news of the great exploit of William Darling, keeper of the Long- stone Lighthouse,...
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Major Osman Gabriel, the Greatest Benefactor the RNLI Has Known.
Major Osman Gabriel, the greatest benefactor the RNLI has known.. - View image in PDF
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The Injured Man Is Airlifted from the Mv Renee
The Injured Man Is Airlifted From The Mv Renee. - View image in PDF
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King Ja Ja
About 6 o'clock on the morning of the 13th October, whilst a strong northerly gale was blowing, a steamer which proved to be the King Ja Ja, of Swansea, bound from Newcastle to Methil, with a cargo of steam rails, was sighted in a...
Membership News
G o v e r n o r s • S h o r e l i n e • S t o r m F o r c e Positive Reactions There's an old saying: 'It only takes one spark to start a fire.' Well, the spark in this case was the Spring issue'spiece 'Moving with the...
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Life-Boat Gear
1. Anchor and cable ; anchor for a 30-feet boat, not less than, 75 Ibs. weight; cable 60 fathoms of 3 -inch rope.
The anchor and cable to be secured to the floor of the boat amidships.
2. A grapnel 25 Ibs....
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Addressing the Australian Gift Parcels at the Depot, Boreham Wood
Addressing The Australian Gift Parcels at The Depot, Boreham Wood. - View image in PDF
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