LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Ship's Doctor's Gratitude. The Story of a Whitby Rescue
The Story of a Whitby Rescue.
[The following story of a family's gratitude to the Life-boat Service appeared in the " Yorkshire Evening Post " on 5th September last, from the paper's special...
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The Fawn
About noon on the 31st July a small fishing smack, the Fawn, of Yarmouth, was seen to be aground on the east side of the Barber Sands. As the sea, which was very broken on the sands, commenced break- ing over the smack, and the crew had no...
Rescue By An Honorary Secretary
ON the afternoon of 1st July, in a southerly gale with a very heavy sea, a small yacht, with its owner on board, ran ashore near Fleetwood, at the entrance to the channel. Councillor C. E. Tatham, Honorary Secretary of the Blackpool Branch...
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The Yacht Alchemist Being Towed By the Yarmouth, I.o.W., Life-Boat on 26th March, 1967
The yacht Alchemist being towed by the Yarmouth, l.o.W., life-boat on 26th March, 1967.. - View image in PDF
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The South Rock Lightvessel
SICK MAN BROUGHT ASHORE Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 1.30 in the afternoon of January 4th, 1947, the South Rock Light-vessel was seen to be firing distress signals. A light north-easterly breeze was blowing and the sea was moderate. The motor life...
The Life-Boat Regulations
THE following Eegulations are intended for the guidance of the Local Committee to be formed at each place at which a life-boat is stationed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and to whose care and control the life-boat, her crew, and...
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The Duke of Kent's
The Duke of Kent's first visit on Orkney on May 10 was to Longhope where he laid a wreath at the memorial to the eight lifeboatmen who lost their lives in the disaster of 1969. The Memorial was unveiled by HM The Queen Mother in... - View image in PDF
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(Left) for Extra Buoyancy, Gas Can Be Released from the Canister Shown By Pulling the Red Toggle.
(Below) Rear View of the Jacket, Showing The Retro Reflective Tape On Its Safety Harness. - View image in PDF
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Royal National Life Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Founded 4th March, 1824,—Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions.
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HIS MOST GRACIOUS Majesty...
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The Life-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
Deck Plan.
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Body Plan. Midship Section.
The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these...
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