LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sad loss of sail training vessel
Portush and Red Bay lifeboats were launched when the sail training vessel The Lord Rank ran aground off the coast of Co Antrim on 8 June.
There were six people onboard the 21m yacht – five radio DJs and the skipper. In a 4...
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His Yacht a 12-Ton Cutter Sailing Grounds the East ( and the Thames Estuary
His yacht a 12-ton cutter sailing grounds the East ( and the Thames Estuary.. - View image in PDF
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The Fire Brigade Help on Life-Boat Day at Newcastle-On-Tyne
The Fire Brigade Help On Life-Boat Day at Newcastle-On-Tyne. - View image in PDF
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Ray Shows His Appreciation for One of His Leaving Gifts
Ray shows his appreciation for one of his leaving gifts. - View image in PDF
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Books
• Storms brought devastation to Margate during the winter of 1978, destroying its pier and wrecking the lifeboat station. However, as a result of the research which followed to replace the lost service boards of Margate's lifeboats,...
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Wild Rose, of Brixham
The Cromer life-boat put out to the assistance of the dismasted brig Wild Hose, of Brixham, and at the request of the master stayed by her for several hours, when two steam-tugs arrived to tow the vessel into Yarmouth Harbour.
Mr. Edmund Gwenn As the Coxswain
Mr Edmund Gwenn As The Coxswain. - View image in PDF
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Blue Peter Goes to Sea at Beaumaris By Ray Kipling
THE COAST OF NORTH WALES JS QUJCt at the beginning of April with the storms of winter mainly over and the summer still to come. The weather can change in a few moments from bright sunshine to strong hail storms which bombard the magnificent...
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The War Record Year by Year
The 3rd of September, 1939, to the 8th of May, 1945 Year 1939 from 3rd Sept.) 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944.
1945 Totals Launches of Lifeboats to ships in distress on account of the War 200 640 481 244 249 280 118 2,212 Total...
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A Year of War.
In the first year of war life-boats were launched to the rescue 1108 times and rescued 2302 lives. They rescued more lives in this one year of war than in the last five years of peace. They rescued on the average 44 lives a week. In the last...
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