LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
L.I. 47
^ Selsey, Sussex.—At about 8.25 A.M.
on the 8th of April the coastguard reported that the fishing boat L.I.47 had capsized about two miles W.S.
W. of Selsey Bill, and that another fishing boat was near -...
The Engine-Room
The two 40-h.p. Diesel engines on board the Violet Armstrong, the 46-feet Watson cabin motor life-boat, stationed at Appledore, North Devon, in 1938. The big black pipes are the exhaust! running up to the funnel.. - View image in PDF
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A Steamer
24th October. A report that a steamer had sunk N.E. of the Kentish Knock light- ship was received, but only a large survey buoy with a mast could be found at the position given.—Rewards, £32 175..
Drakedene
Plymouth, Devon.—At 9.20 on the night of the 4th of February, 1951, the King's Harbour Master reported that the motor vessel Drakedene, of Cardiff, with a crew of nine, had dragged her anchors and was on the rocks near Jennycliff. At...
Maeve
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 5.42 in the morning of the 8th of January, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the fishing boat Maeve, of Killybegs, had wirelessed that she was drifting ashore at Inistrahull Island and needed help, and at 5...
The Oil Rig Supply Vessel Anglia Shore
Oil rig supply vessel SHETLAND COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Lerwick lifeboat station at 0305 on Friday October 27, 1978, that the oil rig supply vessel Anglia Shore was ashore on Score Point on the north east side of the...
Fig 7: to Provide the Extra Amps Needed to Run Valentine Wyndham- Quin's New Radar Fleet Mechanic Steven Bet Son Fitted An Alternator to Each of Her Twin Parson Porb
Fig. 7: To provide the extra amps needed to run Valentine Wyndham- Quin's new radar, Fleet Mechanic Steven Bet son fitted an alternator to each of her twin Parson Porbeagle engines. She was at Ian Browns for complete survey.. - View image in PDF
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Crew Members Held
crew members held her off adjacent rocks with boathooks, the boy was lowered on board and taken to Torquay Harbour at full speed. First intimation that the boy was in trouble had come from a young man, Nicholas Berry, who had risked his own... - View image in PDF
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(Top Left) Waveney:
(top left) Waveney: Length overall 44ft; beam 12ft 6in; draught 4ft; displacement 18 tons; maximum speed, over 15 knots; range at full speed, 167 nautical miles. The Waveney, introduced in 1967 from the USA, lies afloat and has a crew of... - View image in PDF
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When 40 Children from Weston Park Junior Mixed School
When 40 Children from Weston Park Junior Mixed School, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, visited Tenby lifeboat station they left behind a tee shirt, and Jack Thomas, the branch chairman, duly paid this unusual £83.43 cheque into the bank. The... - View image in PDF
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