Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 2.8 early on the morning of the 20th of March, 1953, the Gorles- ton coastguard rang up to say that the S.S. Briardene, of Sunderland, had collided with the S. S. Roine, of Helsi...
100 years ago The Autumn ' 906Life-boatJournat congratulated female fundraisers for their hard work after another successful Lifeboat Saturday: 'They are less ready to take a refusal than the "sterner"sex, and, this being...
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Date Station 1960 Jan. 1 Scarborough ..
„ 2 Walton and Frinton „ 3 Kilmore „ 13 Filey ..
„ 16 Whitby „ 17 Swanage „ 19 Southend-on-Sea 20 Arklow „ 20 Tynemouth ..
„ 21 Gal way Bay...
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some r e c e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s r e v i e w e d THE STORY OF THE PWLLHELI LIFEBOATS (1891-1991) by Jeff Morris THE STORY OF THE FRASERBURGH LIFEBOATS by Jeff Morris Both published by Jeff Morris at £2 including p&p The...
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DEC. 18TH. - ABERDEEN, AND PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. A trawler had been reported to have been attacked by enemy aircraft eighty miles to the E.N.E.
of Aberdeen, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : Aberdeen, £23 17s...
Hundreds of eager walkers took part in a 20-mile hike to raise funds for the lifeboat stations in North Kent. The hike, organised by the Medway branch, was started by lifeboatmen from Sheerness and the walkers tramped from Upnor Sailing Club... - View image in PDF
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Safety at sea Having just received my summer copy of THE LIFEBOAT and read the reported speech of John Archer at University College, London, on 'Safety at Sea', I feel that I cannot let it pass without making a few comments on it.<...
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Bottom left - Norwegian historic lifeboat, Colin Archer, moors up alongside Waveney class, 44-007.. - View image in PDF
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IN our last number we commented on the j first portion of this important Report, comprising the clauses on "Overloading and Load Line," "Deck Loads," "Grain j Cargoes," and "Survey of British Merchant Ships...
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IN " Abstract of an Investigation into Asphyxia," just published and presented to the Royal Humane Society .by Dr. MAE- SHALL HALL, opens quite a new view of the way in which suffocation from drowning or other causes should be...
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