LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Lifeboat Service In Two World Wars
THE Royal National Lifeboat Institution, which depends entirely on voluntary contributions, was founded in 1824 and has now saved over 98,500 lives in peace and war. Sir William Hillary, the founder, built the lifeboat service on sound...
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Dry Suit Collection
The Bell Inn in Burwash, East Sussex recently collected £500 to buy dry suits for two Hastings lifeboat crew members.. - View image in PDF
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Life-Boat Services In 1904
Lives saved.
Newbiggin, North Sunder- land, Port Isaac, Scarboro', Staithes, Stonehaven, Whitby —rendered assistance.
Frobfsher, steam trawler, of Yar- mouth, assisted to save vessel and 9 George...
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Grace Paterson Ritchie Her Inflatable Dinghy In Company on Passage Through West Man Sound Photographs By Courtesy of Lieut-Commander P E C Pickles
Grace Paterson Ritchie, her inflatable dinghy in company, on passage through West man Sound. - View image in PDF
photographs by courtesy of Lieut.-Commander P. E. C. Pickles.. - View image in PDF
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Busy Bee
AUGUST 23RD. - APPLEDORE, DEVON.
During the morning several of the crew of the life-boat were at the boat-house when they saw the small pleasure boat Busy Bee, of Barnstaple, in difficulties and shewing signals of distress....
Life-Boat Services In 1892
Agenese, brig, of Sandefjord—as- sisted to save vessel.
Alice, ketch, of Milford 2 Alonso, 8.8., of Hull 7 Arbroath fishing boats—remained in attendance.
Arne,& schooner.of Soon—assisted to...
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On the Sandbanks In Morecambe Bay
AT three in the afternoon of Sunday, the 3rd of April, the coastguard at Rossall told the coxswain of the life-boat that they could see a vessel outside the harbour in a dangerous position. She was about two miles away to the north-west of...
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Record of Rescues In 1968
1968 month January February March April May June July August September .
October November .
December . .
Number of times life-boats called out on service 54 51 77 95 74 113 121 160 118...
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The Prototype Tamar Under Test
The Prototype Tamar Under Test. - View image in PDF
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District Inspector In Road Accident
Lieutenant E. D. STOGDON, R.N.V.R., hospital and will be off duty for several District Inspector (South-East), who weeks. He was deeply gratified by the was involved in a road accident on the letters of sympathy received from his 22nd...
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