LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Naval Hammock—Its Buoyancy and Use In Saving Life at Sea—In Cases of Collision, Etc
IT is well known that the boats of a man- of-war are, as a general rule, insufficient in number and capacity to save her crew except in the smoothest water; also, that the largest and safest are stowed on the booms, from whence time is...
Category: Articles
Central Appeals Committee
THE YEAR OF THE LIFEBOAT' continues to show excellent support for the various Central Appeals Committee's projects.
The Civic Heads Appeal has so far resulted in over 120 local authorities in England and Wales...
Category: Committee
Your Letters
Still at work I read with interest the account of the rescue off Moelfre on 26 August (THE LIFEBOAT Autumn 1993 issue).
The MFV you referred to, which took in tow the second casualty, was Manx Voyager - the ex-Watson class...
Category: Correspondence
Farewell to Andrew
RNLI Chief Executive Andrew Freemantle retired in September after 10 years’ service.
During his time at the RNLI, Andrew led on the creation and introduction of the world’s first Lifeboat College; a world-class lifeguard...
Category: Articles
Fund Raisers
Fore! Over 100 members and guests of Sundridge Park Golf Club faced real lifeboating weather when they took part in a sponsored charity tournament in April, the idea of the men's and ladies' captains of the club, Vic and Bridie...
Category: Articles
A Gallant Boy
ON the 26th of March, three Army officers from Dover, members of the Royal Artillery Yacht Club, set sail in a yacht for Margate. Just after four in the afternoon they were seen by the shore attendant attempting to enter Ramsgate harbour. He...
Category: Articles
Ben More
FISHING VESSEL AGROUND IN NEAR GALE Stronsay, Orkneys. At 4.15 on the afternoon of the 7th December, 1962, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that he had been advised by the harbour master that the motor fishing vessel Ben More of...
The Great Services Which Were Rendered By the Life-Boats to the Allied Cause During the War Have Been Referred to In Previous Numbers of The Life-Boat
'T'HE great services which were rendered by the Life-boats to the Allied cause during the War have been referred to in precious numbers of THE LIFE-BOAT. The full list of the services in the last year of the War, during which rewards...
Category: Services
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APRIL. 15TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO.
DOWN. At midnight on the 14th April, the Donaghadee coastguard asked the life-boat to stand by at the harbour ready to take on board an armed guard. A west wind was blowing, with squalls, and...
Some Ways of Raising Money
Mr John Skellorn, of the Gravesend Sailing Club, gives a tip about raising money by paperboat racing.
He writes: 'As far as we know, only Belfleet yacht club and ourselves have organised paperboat racing. It started...
Category: Articles