(Right) The ceremony over, Sir Alec goes aboard for a tour of the harbour.. - View image in PDF
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LISTEN TO Dr Sydney Peace and, underlying all that he says, you will hear the ring of his abiding love of the sea. You will also hear the echoes of his deep respect of all seafaring people and in particular for the lifeboatmen of Orkney,...
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THE second year of the Essay Com- petition, full details of which were given in The Life-Boat for November, 1918, has produced a very interesting crop of essays, both the number and the quality varying greatly and, in some ways, surprisingly...
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The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger sizes, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
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The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger sizes, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
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" Losses at Sea: their Causes and Means of Prevention, embracing several other subjects of importance for the Safe Navigation of Vessels." By J. H. RIDLEY, Master in the Merchant Service. London, published for the Author, 1854....
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Falmouth: The 52ft Arun lifeboat Elizabeth Ann is named at the Customs House Quay. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of 'Falmouth Packet'. - View image in PDF
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THE services rendered in connexion with the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla have added another splendid page to the annals of heroism and humanity which make up the story of the Life-boat during the ninety years since the foundation of...
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The relief 52ft Arun class lifeboat, A. J. R. and L. G. Uridge, alongside the stricken hovercraft. - View image in PDF
The Y boat is in the foreground. Photograph by courtesy of C. P. Nelson. - View image in PDF
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Margate's D class inflatable lifeboat launches in severe conditions on Sunday 19 December 1989.
Three windsurfers had been reported in difficulties in storm force winds at Minnis Bay, but when the lifeboat arrived two... - View image in PDF
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