LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Yacht dragging anchor A YACHT AT ANCHOR but in difficulties in heavy seas off Three Cliffs Bay, Gower, was seen by Mumbles Coastguard and reported to the Mumbles honorary secretary at 1350 on December 19, 1973.

Maroons were...

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Body Plan. Midship Section.

The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and...

Humber, Yorkshire. — At 12.10 in the morning of the 27th of May, 1952, the Spurn Point coastguard tele- phoned that the tug Scotsman, of Hull, which had been helping H.M.

tug Mediator to tow a naval vessel, was making...

Exmouth, Devon. At 9.57 on the evening of the 7th of June, 1959, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the police at Dawlish that a motor boat was making distress signals two miles off Dawlish.

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The Cost of the Life-boat Service compared with the Value of the Lives Saved.

No one can calculate the full value of a life saved, or a life risked. But certain calculations can be made, and have been made, by Insurance...

The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....

Donaghadee, Co. Down.—12th June.

A small boat with three young men on board had been reported overdue, but eventually made land at Carrickfergus.

—Rewards, £8 18s. 6d..

Rescue exercise on Crantock Beach. - View image in PDF

The lifeguards exercise regularly to ensure they are at their most effective in an actual emergency. - View image in PDF

Picture Auslin Wheeler. - View image in PDF