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MORTAR for MAROONS.

This Signal Maroon has been adopted by the Institution in place of the Rocket Distress Signal because:

1. As there is no metal in its construction the danger of an accident through...

Lifeboat car? In late September when driving from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, I passed a Triumph saloon car towing a caravan, the car bearing the registration RNL 1 which was condensed to read RNLI. The car also bore an RNLI flag on the...

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Some recent publications reviewed Mumbles Lifeboat by Carl Smith, published by Sou'wester Books at £3.50 ISBN 09515281 06 The history of the Mumbles lifeboat station is a long and gallant one, and the author has captured both the...

By Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., Western District Inspector of Life-boats BY some unfortunate chance, new lifeboats seem to make a habit of being ready for delivery during the winter months. But one can experience good weather...

I.—DISASTERS AT SEA. THE LIFE-BOAT TO THE RESCUE.

To lie awake listening to the storm,—to hear the rush of the wind, now moaning in the chimney, now thundering at the windows, against which the rain beats and hustles,—to...

From surfers to fishermen to lifeboat coxswains, people who rely on the sea need to be expert at understanding what it’s doing. But how well do you know your tides, waves and currents?

The sea is changing all the time....

Mr. Tom Roskrow, senior staff photographer, Western Morning News, has been awarded a prize by llford Ltd. for his study of the 48-foot 6-inch Padstow lifeboat at the moment of launching. Technical details are: M.P.P. camera, 12- inch... - View image in PDF