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River Witham

Date: June 1936

Volume: 30

Issue: 326

Humber, Yorkshire.—Early on the morning of the 17th February the Mablethorpe coastguard reported a vessel ashore at Saltfleet Haven. A moderate S.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate ground sea. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was...

Arcade

Date: Summer 2000

Volume: 57

Issue: 553

THE INGENIOUS NON-ELECTRIC ORIGINAL SWEEPS UP DIRT. PET HAIRS. THREADS. GRASS.

CRUMBS. ASHES, EVEN.GLASS...WITH EASE! o ordinary sweeper can compete with the super-light Hokf. The world's undisputed No.l floor cleaner....

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Ghost Cabinets

Date: Summer 1950

Volume: 33

Issue: 355

THE Institution now has two ghost cabinets, to show the changes in the equipment of the Life-boat Service.

They are on the principle of the old "Peppers Ghost," and are worked by a penny in the slot. In each...

Category: Articles

Fishing Yawls

Date: February 1884

Volume: 12

Issue: 131

, YOBKSHIBK. — On the morning of Sunday, the 2nd September, the wind blew a fresh gale from the S.S.E. Several fishing yawls were lying at anchor in the bay, and, the sea being heavy, their crews were unable to go off to them in their own...

Saint Areta

Date: August 1871

Volume: 08

Issue: 81

Intelligence was re- ceived here on the 13th November, that a brigantine was in a very dangerous posi- tion near Carmarthen Pier and the Cefn Sidan Sands, and she was afterwards seen to be heading northwards, and to be near the breakers. The...

Royal National Life-Boat Institution

Date: January 1868

Volume: 06

Issue: 67

Royal National Life-Boat Institution.

Patroness — HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

Vice Patron— -His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G.

President — His GRACE THE DUKE OF...

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Violet

Date: May 1912

Volume: 21

Issue: 244

On 22nd September, during a strong S.S.E. gale, the Bobert FitzStephens Life-boat was launched in answer to signals of distress from the schooner Violet, of Arklow, which was at anchor off Oourtown. On arrival alongside, the coxswain found...

Mary

Date: December 1962

Volume: 37

Issue: 402

FISHING COBLE TAKEN IN TOW St. Abbs, Berwickshire. At nine o'clock on the morning of the 24th August, 1962, the principal keeper of the St.

Abbs Head lighthouse telephoned to say the local fishing coble Mary, which had...

Lifesavers honored

Date: Autumn 2012

Volume: 61

Issue: 601 Lifeboat Magazine Autumn 2012

Three lifeboat volunteers from Port Isaac, Cornwall (pictured, above), will be awarded RNLI Medals for Gallantry, after saving a man’s life on 8 April.

Helm Damien Bolton will receive the Silver Medal, while Crew Members...

Category: Articles

Welcome

Date: Summer 2017

Volume: 61

Issue: 620 Lifeboat Magazine Summer 2017

When it comes to making our waters safer, everyone can play their part

Watching the Cox’s Bazar lifeguards receive their awards in December (see Rescue, p16), it struck me that this could have been any lifeguard club back...

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