LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Equipment
• There is a range of Avon yachting clothing available (see below). While extremely functional the garments are still smart, are supple for greater comfort and they can be dry cleaned. Lightweight and medium weight garments are available and...
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A Hundred Years Ago
IN the statement of the income and expenditure of the Institution for the year ending 31st March, 1854, it will be seen that £1,831 has been expended on life-boats, and on objects immed- iately connected with them; and £182 on...
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Y.L.A. Section
A New Appointment MR. Alasdair Garrett has been appointed to promote the Yachtsmen's Life-boat Supporters' Association in the field and to start what, it is hoped, will be a big and successful drive to recruit new members. For some...
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Fig 3: Buoyancy Air Cases Each Shaped to Fit and Marked With Its Position Are Taken Out When Opening Up the Hull for Examination at Partial and Complete Survey
Fig.4:.. . and stowed on one side. Edian Courtauld, her decks stripped for action, was at Cardnell Brothers for partial survey. Her new air bag has already been fitted to her after cabin top.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (87)
MAY 22ND. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. At 6.43 P .M. a telephone message came from the senior naval officer at Liverpool, asking the lifeboat to go to the help of a British aeroplane in distress, and the motor life-boat M.O.Y.E. was...
Lifeboat Services
West Division Breeches buoy HOLYHEAD COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Moelfre lifeboat station at 0945 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that a distress call had been received from a small boat aground on rocks at Dulas Island, two...
Category: Services
Alan Malcolm
Alan Malcolm prepares for his 60m abseil for the lifeboats. - View image in PDF
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Eastbourne Life-Boat Day: The R.A.F. Band Leading the Procession
This Day raised the record sum of over £724.. - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management
Reported to the May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management.
May Meeting.
Longhope, Orkney, and Thurso, Caith- ness-shire.—The Longhope motor life- boat Thomas McCunn was launched at 11.30...
Category: Services