LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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ARKLOW.—On the 30th March it was reported by the master of a fishing smack that a barque had grounded on the Arklow Bank. The Out-Pensioner Life-boat proceeded to her assistance, and found she was the barque Pater, of Sundswall, Sweden,...

The South African 5m inshore lifeboat attracted considerable attention at the conference. This cost-effective rigid inflatable has a free-flooding ballast tank forward to keep the bow down in conditions like this.. - View image in PDF

(Top left) The newly dredged north quay at the depot provided more alongside space for lifeboats - a Brede (nearest the camera) and a Trent.. - View image in PDF

Heft) Lionel Blair announces the winners and entertains the gathered crowds, (above) Stormy Stan, hereof the RNLI's junior membership scheme. Storm Force, mixes with showbiz.. - View image in PDF

Two Life-boats, the new Motor Life-boat for Ballycotton and the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat recently sent to Llan- dudno, both went out on their first services to the help of old Life-boats.

The new Ballycotton Life-boat,...

MR. EDMUND WARDE, of The Red House, Lyminge, Folkestone, Kent, has compiled a pocket anthology of nearly 150 sayings about courage, from Job's "I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer," to Rudyard Kipling's...

News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services A variety of services from around the country The Annual Meetings '99 The Chairman reports on a very successful year and the nationwide launch of SEA Check, plus...