LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Dr. Broadbent Honoured
A RETIRED DOCTOR, Dr. Harrison Broadbent, of Middleton-by-Freshwater, Isle of Wight, who received a letter of appreciation from the Institution for the part he played in the gallant IRB rescue attempt at Scratchell's Bay on loth April,...
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A Foregin Ship
A foreign ship was observed in a perilous position off this place, during a heavy S.S.W. gale, on the 3rd January, 1869, and on her hoisting signals of distress, the life-boat Birmingham put off with the promptitude and skill which...
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Stronsay, Orkneys - At 6 a.m. on 5th March, 1966, the honorary secretary received a telephone message from the doctor on Sanday Island stating that he had an urgent case requiring immediate hospital attention in Kirkwall. Because of land...
The S.S. Milwaukee
PORT ERROL., ABERDEENSHIRE.—The Life-boat Frances Camilla Howard was launched at 11 o'clock on the night of the 16th September and proceeded to the s.s. Milwaukee, of Liverpool, which had shown signals of distress, having stranded on...
Plowman
On the 17th No- vember, the smack Plowman, of Yar- mouth, was seen making signals of distress in Yarmouth Roads during a heavy gale of wind from the N.E. The Duff small life- boat went off through a heavy sea, and after several attempts,...
The Centenary: In Scotland
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Aberdeen held a Centenary Meeting on 23rd January, at which Lord Provost Meff presided, and the Marquess of Aber- deen and Temair, K.T., a Vice-President of the Institution,...
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Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
LIFE-BOAT TRANSPORTING-CARRIAGE AS ADOPTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION THE carriage consists of a fore and main body. The latter is formed of a keelway A, A, and of side or bilgeways B, B, in ! rear of the main axle, the...
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Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
LIFE-BOAT TRANSPORTING-CARRIAGE AS ADOPTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
THE carriage consists of a fore and main body. The latter is formed of a keelway and of side or bilgeways attached to the keelway, and...
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Margaret
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 7.25 on the morning of the 7th of June, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was burning flares one and a half miles east-south-east of Aldeburgh. At 8.3 the No. 1 life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched in a...
Sarah McDonald
At about 8 P.M. on the 3rd December a message was received from the Coastguard re- porting that a vessel was showing signals, of distress in the Caldy Roads. The crew of the Life-boat William and Mary Devey were promptly assembled and the...