LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Foreign Life-Boat Services. Rescues from British Vessels In 1935, and Numbers of the Fleets
Rescues from British Vessels in 1935, and Numbers of the Fleets.
DURING 1935 foreign life-boats went to the help of 22 British vessels. One of these services was by Belgium, 1 by Germany, 1 by Iceland, 3 by France, 3 by...
Category: Services
Award of the Gold Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
THE Gold Medal of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, which is only awarded in cases of exceptional gallantry, was granted by the Committee of Management on the 11th July, 1907, in the following circumstances:— On Sunday morning, the...
Category: Medals
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Shoreboat Services. For Which Rewards Were Given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management
For which Rewards were given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management.
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At about 1.30 P.M. on the 5th June it was reported by the coastguard that a flag was being...
Category: Services
Fig 5: New Sacrificial Anodes Are Fitted to Afloat Boats Each Year the Wastage Caused By Electrolytic Action Can Be Seen By Comparing New Anode With Old One Just Taken O
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 . . .. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sidelights on Stations
Alarmed to see a boat which ap- peared to be in difficulties in heavy seas on I4th April, a public-spirited Blackpool shopkeeper reported the news to the life-boat station. Raising his binoculars to scan the sea, the boat- house attendant...
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Lifeboat Services
Environmental disaster prevented Bronze medal for Thurso Coxswain and awards to Thurso and Longhope crews Thurso lifeboat Coxswain William Farquhar has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal for bravery for his part in an incident...
Category: Services
Hi-Hope and Tyn-Tuc
TROUBLE ON THE BAR THE ability to be able to anticipate a dangerous situation is useful at sea and this was demonstrated at Cardigan on 13th August, 1972, when the local ILB was called out before she was actually needed.
At...
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Some Ways of Raising Money
Mr John Skellorn, of the Gravesend Sailing Club, gives a tip about raising money by paperboat racing.
He writes: 'As far as we know, only Belfleet yacht club and ourselves have organised paperboat racing. It started...
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