LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Letters
In all respects ready for sea I was interested to read the article on survey and maintenance of the offshore fleet in the autumn edition of THE LIFEBOAT. Certainly the work involved in the various surveys is enormous, and it is useful to...
Category: Correspondence
Stranded Two Days In Cave
The thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum have been accorded collectively to the crew of the Swanage life-boat for the rescue of a man who had been stranded in a cave for more than two days.
At about 9 o'clock...
Category: Services
Honour
The Life-boat Co-operator No. 2 was called out during the afternoon of the 8th May, a small vessel having been observed in difficulties off the " Hangman," near Combmartin. The sea was heavy with a moderate gale blowing and weather...
A 37Ft Oakley Lifeboat Like Kilmore's Lady Murphy
A 37ft Oakley lifeboat, like Kilmore's Lady Murphy, is hauled over by crane for her righting trial; when she is upside down, the strop will be released. The Oakley's righting capability is given by a water transference... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Practice Makes Perfect
The crew arrive on the scene and find two injured workmen.
One is unconscious with a head wound and the other has a bad eye wound. Who should they treat first? They crew fit a neck brace on the man with a head wound. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Playing Pool at Fleetwood
It looks like baby spew...', explained instructor Dave Eccles.
He was of course talking about the fluid which can occur in the lungs of a casualty when a lot of sea water is ingested. I was soon learn that this...
Category: Articles
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Capsize WEXFORD GARDA informed the honorary secretary of Kilmore Quay lifeboat station at 0115 on Saturday, December 24, 1977, that four red flares had been sighted off Bannow Bay towards the Saltees. At 0130 maroons were fired by the...
Book Review
The Norfolk Coast is the title of a little book by Neville Long which is published by Geoffrey Dibb Ltd., of Brundall, Norfolk, price 6s. 5d. including postage. Mr. Long, who is up to date with his facts, writes: 'So these chapters have...
Category: Articles
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society
THE Thirty-first Annual Meeting of this national charity, incorporated by Act of Parliament, and supported by voluntary contributions, to assist destitute persons cast away upon our coasts, was held on the 25th May last at Burdett Hall, Lime...
Category: Meetings
Heroen
Again, on the 17th March, at 6.30 A.M., during a fresh breeze from the E., the Vulcan' tug and Bradford Life-boat went to the aid of a large brig which was seen ashore on the N.E. part of the Goodwin Sands. On arriving alongside, the...