LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Need for Fully Protected Propellers and Rudders Is Obvious In This Photograph of Selsey's Tyne Class Lifeboat Leaving Her Slipway Note the Deep Skeg Just Visible on Th
The need for fully protected propellers and rudders is obvious in this photograph of Selsey's Tyne class lifeboat leaving her slipway. Note the deep skeg just visible on the port side.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Feature Keeping It Covered
The RNLI has a commitment to the UK and Irish governments to provide a lifeboat service for both countries - that means covering a massive 8,850 miles of coastline up to 50 miles out to sea. In order to provide this search and rescue cover,...
Category: Articles
Atlantic 21 Mobile Dock (From Page 83)
been developed jointly by Mike Bigland (Preparations) Ltd., an engineering firm in Knighton Powys, Wales, and the RNLI. It is encased in a watertight, custom built steel and armour plated glass hull—reminiscent of a huge goldfish tank. This...
Category: Articles
Towing Lines. a Discussion
Towing was an appropriate topic of conversation between this year's medal winning coxswains and Cdr George Cooper, the RNLl's deputy chief of operations. In three out of the four services recognised the casualty was towed to safety...
Category: Articles
The Wreck Register and Chart: An Aspect of Sea Power
. THE British Empire is the result and embodiment of Sea Power. That is the dominant fact which will strike the future historian of our race, as it does the contemporary student. How is it that these little Islands in the North great...
Category: Articles
This Remarkable Scene Depicting Weymouth Lifeboat Rescuing a Man Off Portland Bill Is Made Entirely from Sand It Is the Work of Fred Darrington Whoas Now the Only
This remarkable scene, depicting Weymouth lifeboat rescuing a man off Portland Bill, is made entirely from sand. It is the work of Fred Darrington whoAs now the only sand sculptor in Weymouth and who made the sculpture for Wey mouth's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Services
Western Division MFV aground A RED FLARE fired over Barmouth Bar was seen by the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 2140 on Wednesday November 22, 1978. Just after he had alerted Coxswain Evan Jones, the honorary secretary...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 4th Oct. 1883.
EDWARD BIRKBECK, Esq., M.Pi, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-...
Category: Committee
A 24-Hour Darts Marathon Was Staged Last March By the Darts Team of the Royal William Camber In Aid of Rye Harbour Ilb and Dungeness Lifeboat Stations Althoug
A 24-hour darts marathon was staged last March by the darts team of the Royal William, Camber, in aid of Rye Harbour ILB and Dungeness lifeboat stations. Although only 200 people live in Camber there was no shortage of helpers and in the 24... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
News from the Branches. 1st November, 1936 to 31st January, 1937
Greater London.
BARNEHURST.—Mrs. Pickering ap- pointed honorary secretary.
BEDDINGTON, WALLINGTON AND CARSHALTON.—Lantern lecture to the Women's Citizens Association by the dis- trict organising...
Category: Branches