LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Past and Present
100 years ago From The Life-Boat of 1896 In 1995 Dan Laoghaire received the first Trent class lifeboat in Ireland. The contrast between the sailing lifeboat involved in the 1895 Kingstown disaster recounted below and herl 995 high-tech...
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Royal National Life-Boat Institution. Appeal
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Two Fishing Vessels
TWO FISHING VESSELS ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Whitby, Yorkshire. At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 6th April, 1963, it was decided, in view of the very heavy swell on the harbour bar, to launch the life-boat to escort two fishing vessels...
The American Steamer Justin S. Morrill
MARCH 29TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. The American steamer Justin S. Morrill had gone ashore, but got off and went on her way. - Rewards, £8 6s. 6d..
Book Reviews
• The first edition of The Small-Boat Skipper's Safety Book by Denny Desoutter (Hollis and Carter, £1.95) was published in 1972. The revised second edition published this year is in the light, no doubt, of after thoughts; but it...
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Right) the final Hampshire Rose Appeal cheque, for £3,300 bringing the grand total to £71,400, was presented by Sir Alec Rose,
(Right) The final Hampshire Rose Appeal cheque, for £3,300 bringing the grand total to £71,400, was presented by Sir Alec Rose, chairman of the Appeal Committee, to Anthony Oliver, district organising secretary (South), on October... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pica
The RNLI's Rescue Survey - where people who have been rescued are given the opportunity to comment on the circumstances - is producing useful information both for the lifeboat service and for passing on as part of the Sea Safety...
Ceremonies
Littlestone - Atlantic 21 Lady Dart and Long Life II Littlestone's latest Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable, Lady Dart and Long Life II, was named and dedicated at a ceremony at the town's lifeboat station on 6 July...
Category: Inaugurations
New Choice
Longhope, Orkney.—At about 9.20A.M. on the 1st July information was received by telephone from Torness that a trawler was ashore. A moderate easterly wind was blowing. The sea was smooth, but there was a dense fog.
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Regulars
BooKS A lifeboating selection to inspire, thrill and ponder Asboville by Danny Rhodes Asboville may not sound like it has any relevance to the RnLi, however a lifeboat crew member plays a key part in this surprising...
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