LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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JULY 21ST. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
Distress signals had been reported between Stroma and Pentland Skerries, but the life-boat could find nothing.-Rewards, £9 11s..
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JANUARY 28TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
A heavy explosion had been heard to the north of the Life-boat Station, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £32 19s..
A Steamer (28)
MAY 28TH. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE ; ILFRACOMBE, DEVON ; LYNMOUTH, DEVON ; AND MINEHEAD, SOMERSET. A large steamer had caught fire and had sunk after an explosion, but the crew were rescued by patrol vessels. - Rewards : Barry Dock,...
36 Years a Coxswain
Coxswain George Parkhill, of .Kirkcudbright, has retired on account of illhealth.
The Institution has awarded him a certificate of service and, at his own choice, a gratuity in lieu of a pension. He is 59, and was appointed...
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The Aberdeen Trawler Ben Arthur
TRAWLER DRIFTING At 6.17 a.m. on 3rd March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Aberdeen trawler Ben Arthur was dragging her anchor and drifting on to the shore at Goat Islands in Stornoway Harbour, and that her...
Beau Geste
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 10.50 on the night of the 3rd of July, 1952, the Foreland coastguard reported a flare, and a few minutes later stated that a vessel to the south had made an S O S signal. The life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at...
James Cocker & Sons,
ABERDEEN C i T Y COUNCIL To the rescue with the "Shinins isht' Rose Lifeboats * J» AJM.f M.11 I J.YV7 LJ V- Roval Na(lonal U)eboat "Shining Light" was commissioned by Aberdeen City Council as part of the Millennium...
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1991 Fa B 3 Prototype (Right)
It may be hard to believe, but the same self-righting principle applies to these two lifeboats, separated by more than 125 years of development. The sails and oars may have given way to turbocharged diesels, but the raised fore-and-aft boxes... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Welcome
Earlier this year, Hoylake launch volunteer Tracy Davies – pictured on the front page – became the first woman to qualify as an operator of the Shannon class lifeboat’s launch and recovery vehicle. Now she’s on call, ready to send the...
Category: Articles
When the Wind Blows Up In Douglas Bay: Monas Queen Car Ferry from Liverpool Ploughing In Through This Year's January Gales Photograph By Courtesy of W S B
When the wind blows up in Douglas Bay: Monas Queen, car ferry from Liverpool, ploughing in through this year's January gales. . . . - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of W, S. Basnett. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs