LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Three Mastered Schooner Guilia, of Palemo
On the 10th Oc- tober a three-masted schooner was seen at the entrance to the River Tay with a signal of distress flying, the wind blowing a. gale from S.E., with a high sea running. The steam-tug Sampson being sent from Dundee to her aid,...
The Crew of the Helicopter That Rescued the Sole Survivor from the South Goodwin Lightship
The crew of the helicopter that rescued the sole survivor from the South Goodwin lightship Left to right: Captain Curtis E Parkins (awarded an RNLI Silver Medal for Gallantry), Major Paul L Park, Airman First Class Elmer H Vollman and... - View image in PDF
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Members of the Lyme Regis Branch of the R.N.L.I. Demonstrating the 'Kiss of Life' Apparatus
Members of the Lyme Regis branch of the R.N.L.I, demonstrating the 'kiss of life' apparatus. In the photograph are Miss V. Crabb; the 'patient', Miss J. RafTo, and IRB crew members Mr. John Chase and Mr. Albert... - View image in PDF
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Hats Off to 18-Year-Old Model Stephanie Harrison One of the Models at the R.N.L.I. Fashion Show Held at Owens Park Fallowfield In March 1968
by courtesy of] [Manchester Evening News Hats off to 18-year-old model Stephanie Harrison, one of the models at the R.N.L.I.
fashion show held at Owens Park, Fallowfield, in March, 1968. The hatless coxswains are (left to... - View image in PDF
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Services of Life-Boats
LYTHAM.—On the 13th December, 1859, the brigantine Robert and Henry, of Dundalk, ran ashore on the Horse Bank, at the entrance of the River Mersey; intelligence being conveyed to Lytham of the disaster, the Institution's life-boat at...
Category: Services
Sir Alec Rose, Like the True Sailor He Is, Has Spoken With Reverence of the Power of the Sea: 'No One Knows the Sea, Which Is a Great Leveller That Soon Cuts the Big-Headed Sailor Down to Size. In Th
Sir Alec Rose, like the true sailor he is, has spoken with reverence of the power of the sea: 'No one knows the sea, which is a great leveller that soon cuts the big-headed sailor down to size. In the tremendous gales I have experienced... - View image in PDF
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The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's lifebelt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Ibs., to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
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The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's lifebelt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Ibs., to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
Category: Articles
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Iba, to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
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The Ladies of Port Erin Guild Isle of Man Await Their Guests
Preparations finished for their annual cheese and wine evening, the ladies of Port Erin guild, Isle of Man, await their guests. Among the committee members are (extreme I) Mrs D. Maddrell, chairman, widow of former Coxswain Dennis Maddrell,... - View image in PDF
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