LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
William and Michael
The fish ing boat William and Michael, of Wex- ford, whilst homeward bound from the fishing - ground on the 23rd July, grounded on the Swanton Bank owing to the vessel missing stays. A moderate breeze prevailed at the time, with heavy...
Imagine the Sealed Orange Superstructure As a Permanently Inflated Air Bag'
Imagine the sealed orange superstructure as a permanently inflated air bag' and it is easier to imagine the upward lorce it is generating as this Tyne class hleooai rolls upright. This view also shows how the height of the upperworks... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hotcan Limited
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Category: Advertisement
An R.A.F. Seaplane
DECEMBER 8TH. - BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS. An R.A.F. seaplane had failed to return to its base, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £13 1s..
One of the Last Naming Ceremonies Attended By Princess Marina Duchess of Kent
One of the last naming ceremonies attended by Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, was at Dover when the Faithful Forester was commissioned. Here Princess Marina comes ashore after inspecting the Dover boat on 26th July, 1967.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
White Rose
At about 9.30 A.M. on the 16th July, a report was received that a fishing-boat was flying signals of distress about four miles from the land. A strong S.S.E. gale pre- | vailed at the time with a rough sea, I and the ...
Gifts from Crews
THE Institution has received the follow- ing gifts from its Crews.
On 29th July, 1925, the Clacton-on- Sea Motor Life-boat saved the schooner Walkyrie, of Lannion, which had stranded on the N.E. Long Sands when bound from...
Category: Donations
Skugga
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—About 11.50 on the morning of the 23rd of July, 1950, the coastguard passed on a message from Woolwich asking for help for a naval cutter four miles to the north- east of the Shipwash lightvessel. At five minutes past...
Tear-Away
YACHT TOWED FROM DANGEROUS POSITION Selsey, Sussex. At 9.40 p.m. on Saturday the 13th of July, 1963, the Selsey coastguard told the honorary secretary he was not happy about a small yacht in the vicinity of Middle Ground buoy. Later the...
The Harkaway and a Lugger
WORTHING.—On the 1st June, in consequence of a sudden gale from S.W., a very heavy sea was set up on the coast about Worthing, and a number of fishing-boats at anchor were placed in great peril—some drove from their anchors; the Life-boat...