LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
'A Heavy Breaking Sea Then Struck the Boat on the Quarter, Washing Her Broadside on to the Beach . . .'
A heavy breaking sea then struck the boat on the quarter, washing her broadside on to the beach ...'. This fine action photograph—it is a 'still' from a film—was taken by B.B.C. cameraman Tony Knightley from the cliff overlooking... - View image in PDF
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Right and It's Goodbye from Him'
Right And it's Goodbye from him...' A Coastguard helicopter makes a farewell flypast after one of the joint winching displays with an inshore lifeboat. The Coastguard also mounted a comprehensive shore-side display of their search... - View image in PDF
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(Above) 'It's a Bit Big Mum!'
(Above) 'It's a bit big Mum!' The competition to dress up in lifeboatman's gear is always popular - even if the stores can't supply quite the right size.. - View image in PDF
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North Sunderland's 1991- Built Boathouse for the Station's Mersey
North Sunderland's 1991- built boathouse for the station's Mersey was one of the first of the 'new generation' buildings. A simple, functional design it has masonry cladding to complement the Seahouses coastline.. - View image in PDF
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(Top Right) a Complete Atlantic 'service'
(top right) A complete Atlantic 'service' was staged each day. Starting with the launch, seen here, and taking in the spectacular net recovery in the DoDo (Drive on Drive off) trolley it finished with the turning and repositioning of... - View image in PDF
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An Aeroplane (114)
AUGUST 31ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane had crashed over the Naze, and the pilot was seen to leave the machine by parachute, but he could not be found, and it was learnt later that he had come down on land. - Rewards, £6...
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SEPTEMBER 23RD. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. Red star shells had been seen some miles distant, which it was thought might have come from an aeroplane in distress, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £4 3s..
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OCTOBER 7TH. - DUNMORE EAST, CO, WATERFORD. The life-boat had put out to examine a mysterious object which could be seen from the shore, and found it to be a dan-buoy, such as trawlers use for marking fishing grounds. - Rewards, £9 19s....
7,000 Starting In 2000
Remember New Year's Day 2000? Now imagine it without the hangover, a distinct spring in your step and an accepted first proposal of marriage - together with the prospect of spending the next two years walking around the country in aid of... - View image in PDF
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Atlantic 21
The Atlantic 21, which takes its name from Atlantic College in Wales where it was first developed, has a Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) hull with Inflatable sponsons and a rollbar assembly above the two outboard engines on the... - View image in PDF
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