LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Irish Fir
TAKING OUT A PILOT Aith, Shetlands.—At 9.30 in the morning of January 10th, 1947, the harbour-master at Lerwick telephoned that Wick Radio had transmitted a 'message from the S.S. Irish Fir, of Dublin, which was storm-bound in...
The Old Stromness Life-Boat Leaves for Ireland
The Old Stromness Life-Boat Leaves For Ireland. - View image in PDF
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The Met Office
DIAL BEFORE YOU SAIL PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON BOURNEMOUTH Now, before sailing, you can check the latest coastal weather conditions anywhere in the UK, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — simply by picking up your telephone.
The...
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Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards
LONDON, TUESDAY MAY 15 pride in the past: inspiration for the future THE 1984 ANNUAL MEETINGS of the RNLI at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Tuesday May 15, will long be remembered by all who attended. The afternoon presentation of...
Category: Meetings
Past and Present
75 Years Ago The following article appeared in the August, 1911, issue of THE LIFEBOAT:VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
FOK the second time within two years Newiniay has been fortunate enough to receive a...
Category: Articles
When Rnlb Shoreline Was Due to Leave William Osborne's Yard at Littlehampton for Her Station Last August Her Shoreline Flag Had Not Arrived the 5Th Littlehampton Sea Scout Troop (A Group M
When RNLB Shoreline was due to leave William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton for her station last August her Shoreline flag had not arrived. The 5th Littlehampton Sea Scout Troop (a group member) was proud to present its flag to the... - View image in PDF
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Hilton
Set sail for the Schroders London Boat Show and dock with Hilton, 6th-16th January 2005 Beat the winter blues by heading down to the Schroders London Boat Show, in association with the Daily Telegraph. At ExCeL in London's docklands from...
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Books
• AH At Sea, a catch of true and tall stories trawled by writer and broadcaster Libby Purves, has been published by Fontana to mark the 160th anniversary of the RNLI, a milestone reached on March 4 this year. Here can be found all the...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat Services of the World: The United States Coast Guard
By REAR-ADMIRAL W. S. REYNOLDS, Commandant U.S. Coast Guard.Anderson tendered his services to the surf man. The acceptance of the offer automatically placed Anderson, for the time, in charge of the station crew, a responsibility which, as...
Category: Articles
'One of the Dutch Boats Described Was a Fast Rescue Launch Built at the Yards of Messrs. Vosper Thorneycroft In England, With a Speed of 28 Knots' (For More Details See Page 170).
'One of the Dutch boats described was a fast rescue launch built at the yards of Messrs. Vosper Thorneycroft in England, with a speed of 28 knots' (for more details see page 170).. - View image in PDF
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