LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
(Right) Whitby's Tyne Class Lifeboat City of Sheffield
(Right) Whitby's Tyne class lifeboat City of Sheffield is pictured ready for her hull inspection and scrub down at the town's Endeavour Wharf. The operation took some three hours, but the lifeboat remained operational as she could... - View image in PDF
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Coxswain/Mechanic Hewitt Clark of Lerwick
Coxswain/Mechanic Hewitt Clark of Lerwick joined the crew in 1965, and was reserve mechanic from 1966 to 1967. He then served as mechanic until his appointment as coxswain/ mechanic in 1979.
Hewitt was awarded a bronze... - View image in PDF
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Members of Adlington Ladies' Guild Inspect Items Donated for Their Bi-Annual Christmas Fair Held In Adlington Hall a Beautiful Privately Owned Tudor Mansion Which Is
Members of Adlington ladies' guild inspect items donated for their bi-annual Christmas Fair, held in Adlington Hall, a beautiful, privately owned Tudor mansion which is open only to the public on certain days of the year. In all, this... - View image in PDF
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A Cabin Cruiser (1)
Engine failure A MESSAGE came from Warden Point Coastguard to Sheerness honorary secretary at 0752 on Monday, May 26, to say that a cabin cruiser had broken down near the outfall buoy and groynes half a mile east of Garrison Point. The...
Sheringham Lifeboat Crew Member David Williams
SHERINGHAM LIFEBOAT Crew Member David Williams is pictured with his son Robert and daughter Caroline, who helped him in coming to the aid of a drowning man while on holiday in Minorca in September last year. Mr Alan Redhead, of Leeds, was... - View image in PDF
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Frank Smith, Coxswain/Mechanic of Salcombe Lifeboat Since 1988.
Frank Smith, coxswain/ mechanic of Salcombe lifeboat since 1988. He first joined the crew in 1970 and was emergency mechanic from 1973 to 1981 when he was appointed mechanic.
From 1984 to 1988 he served as second coxswain /... - View image in PDF
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And They're Off!
The BT Global Challenge got off to a somewhat choppy start in Southampton on 29 September 1996.
Toshiba Wave Warrior can be seen in the centre of the above photograph accompanied by Calshot's Brede class lifeboat,... - View image in PDF
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Saved By a Motor Lifeboat
While sifting through film archives at RNLI headquarters in Poole, The Lifeboat's editorial assistant, Jon Jones discovered an unknown and very rusty film canister...
The mysterious canister was handed to Sue Denny,...
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Rotary Service and City of London Ii
This photograph of Rotary Service and City of London II was taken shortly after the Severn took up station duties at Dover and was the last outing for the Thames before her passage to Poole. - View image in PDF
Photo: Barry McGill. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Contents
Lifeboat In this issue News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services Including the service at Lerwick which led to a Gold Medal, five Bronze Medals and two Thanks on Vellum Safety in Numbers 18 The RNLI has fought...
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