LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Coastguard Association
The Coastguard Association A VOLUNTARY national organisation to look after the interests of Coastguards is now in process of formation. Entitled 'The Coastguard Association', it will be open to all serving and retired regular and...
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An Aeroplane (66)
AUGUST 7TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
At 5.20 in the morning the lifeboat watchman saw a large bombing aeroplane come down on fire near the gate vessel.The sea was ablaze with burning petrol. The coxswain rang up the Royal...
The S.S. Tartar
MAY 9 T H . - DUNMORE EAST, CO. WATERFORD. The S.S. Tartar, of Sligo, had stopped off Dunmore for examination.
She had not dropped anchor, but drifted to the S.W. round the headland. She was kept under observation, and was...
The Most Dangerous Part of a Boat...... is the skipper
Statistics show that more than half the RNLI's lifeboat launches are to pleasure craft. The situation is one which the pleasure boating fraternity is aware of, and which the sport's national body is making every effort to remedy.<...
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Enterprise
FISHING COBLE ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Filey, Yorkshire. On the morning of the 17th January, 1962, a local fishing coble was at sea in weather which was growing worse. At 11.15 the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Milsted was launched in a...
Two Fishing Boats
JAN. 25TH. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
During the afternoon two local fishing boats were caught at sea by a strong easterly breeze, with a rough sea. They were seen making for harbour and the motor life-boat City of Edinburgh...
Fishing Boats (1)
OCTOBER 25TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
The motor life-boat The Cuttle was launched at 11.40 A.M. as a strong north-easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and a number of local fishing boats were at sea. She escorted the...
Modern Motor Life-Boats. Modern Motor Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
Modern Motor Life-boats of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.
By ]. R. Barnett, O.B.E., M.Inst.N.A. (Blackie & Sons, Ltd. 5s. net.) THE author of this book is the head of the famous Clyde firm of yacht...
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The Ex-German Steamer Walter L. M. Russ
JULY 16TH. - ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE.
At 11.10 in the morning the Tenby coastguard telephoned that the naval authorities at Milford Haven had reported a vessel ashore on Grassholm Island and in need of help. It had been...
Welcome
When it comes to making our waters safer, everyone can play their part
Watching the Cox’s Bazar lifeguards receive their awards in December (see Rescue, p16), it struck me that this could have been any lifeguard club back...
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