LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
On the Self-Righting Principle In Life Boats
SINCE the publication of the Report of the Northumberland Life-boat Committee, a good deal has been said and written on the subject of the self-righting principle in life-boats in the event of their being upset, a quality which was strongly...
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the Kathleen, Clarice, Pen Cw and Westmark
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—About 9.15 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that he had received warning of a full south- westerly gale, and at 9.45 he stated that several fishing boats were at...
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Classifieds
RNLI Videos Lifeboats 24/7 £8.00* The story of the RNLI with rescue reconstructions Launch £6.00* For older children and adults Building Support for lifeboats £8.00* ff" uminoar chilHron Constructing the lifeboat shore...
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Point Girl
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—-At 1.20 P.M.
on the 30th July, 1939, a man reported to the life-boat coxswain that the motor fishing boat Point Girl, of Ballycotton, which was out with anglers, was flying a distress signal about...
An Open Fishing Coble
FISHING BOATS IN DANGER Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At about 1.80 in the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1947, with a southerly gale blowing, heavy seas and an ebbing tide, an open fishing coble and seven other fishing boats were seen outside...
ROPE TRICKS
With a yacht pinned to rocks in 60mph winds and driving rain, Tobermory lifeboat crew would need to quickly overcome some hurdles to save the four people onboard
The 2018 summer heatwave took a dramatic turn at the end of...
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Lifeboat Open Days 1982: Poole Headquarters and Depot
Poole Headquarters and Depot Thursday July 22 Friday July 23 Saturday July 24 10 am—6 pm 10 am—8 pm 10 am—6 pm WHEN THE ENGLISH TOURIST BOARD proclaimed 1982 Maritime England Year it was considered an appropriate occasion to open the...
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Shrimp Boats
At 9 A.M. On the 2nd August a heavy squall from N.E. accompanied by heavy rain blew over Lowestof fc and caught the fleet of shrimp boats whilst at sea. As their position was one of considerable danger the No. 2 Life-boat Stock Exchange...
High Seas
More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.
North Berwick-Scotland Division Perched on the promentary at the very end of the Firth of Forth (seen stretching away in to the distance) North Berwick can be a rough place...
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