LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1795—1900. No. 1
To review the progress made in the Life-boats used on the Coast of Great Britain between the years 1785 and 1900 would be practically to go into the whole history of Life-boat construction, but it is intended in this article only to touch...
Category: Articles
News from the Branches
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS.
SINCE the " Centenary Celebrations " Number of The Lifeboat appeared in November last a number of other cele- brations have been held.
Cumberland.
A...
Category: Branches
Lifeboat Services
South Western Division Storm search A PROLONGED SEARCH was made by Padstow, St Ives and Clovelly lifeboats in a south-westerly storm for the Danish coaster Lady Kamilla, which foundered off Trevose Head on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1977,...
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services
LIFEBOAT AREA No.1 Extended Christmas WHEN the lifeboat on duty at Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, launched to a coaster at 4.15 a.m. on Christmas Day, 1972, she did not return to her station until 8.30 p.m. that evening, over 16 hours...
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Rnli news
Newspoint Technology and efficiency Technology moves on apace, and any organisation which seeks to stay effective and efficient must move with it.
Lifeboats are continually developing as new techniques and equipment become...
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Wreck Chart of the British Isles for the Year 1873-4
lisions.—It appears then, that the number of wrecks, casualties, and collisions from all causes on and near the coasts of the United Kingdom and in the surrounding seas, reported during the year 1873-4, was 1,803, being 401 less than the...
Category: Charts
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 11th January, 1894.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
Launches
Aberdeen ON-124«17-24|:Jun30.Jul13.
Jul20 D-536 Jun 3. Jun 16, Jun 7(x2l. Jul 15 Aberdovey B-758:Jun4 Abersoch B-5B2: Jun 1(x2l. Jun 4. Jul 26 Aberystwyth B-704: Jun 20. Jun 23. Jun 25. Jul 15.
Jul 17...
Category: Services
New Life-Boats
ABERYSTWITH, CARDIGANSHIRE.—The Life-boat stationed here many years since has been replaced by a new self-righting boat, which is 35 ft. long by 8 ft. 6 in.
wide and rows ten oars double-banked.
She is...
Category: Inaugurations
Fundraising
Supporter recruitment manager, Sharon New, brings us the inside story on a new breed of RNLI street fundraisers and recruiters..
This summer you may come across some Lifeboats fundraisers that you have not seen before. They...
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