LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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At 9.16 P.M. on the 9th October the coastguard telephoned that a small motor fishing boat was in difficulties in Yarmouth Roads, about three-quarters of a mile S.E. from Britannia Pier. A moderate and increasing S. gale was blowing, with a...
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News
neWs 21st century stations The RNLI’s Shoreworks team is continuing to update lifeboat stations around the UK and RoI, thanks to your support.
In Hoylake, Merseyside, a £2M appeal has been launched to raise funds for a...
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Peep Into the Past
A fascinating glimpse of the Lifeboat archives nto the pasL 100 years ago The spring 1906 edition of the then Life-boat Journal reported there was a large demand for the barometers that the RNLI offered to professional mariners at a reduced...
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Listings
Lifeboat and hovercraft launches remainder of March-June 2006 Listings ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):May 5,12 ON-1262(17-33):Jun 13 D-536:Apr 20,May 7(x2),Jun 13 ABERDOVEY B-758:Apr 21,May 1,Jun 10,11(x2),13 ABERSOCH B-790:Apr 13,20,27,28, May...
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Pains-Wessex Schermuly
A stormy sea can very quickly become a cruel sea to a vessel in distress.
Crashing waves prevent rescue vessels getting alongside. And poor visibility can make yards seem like miles.
With the Pains-Wessex...
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Francis M. Dee
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 1.35 on the afternoon of the 1st of April, 1953.
the coastguard rang up to say that the Barrow Deep lightvessel had reported that a man in a cabin cruiser which had broken down, had made fast to...
Lifeboat Services September October and November 1981
Aberdovey, Gwynedd Relief Atlantic 21: September 18 and October 6 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: September 11 and October 11 Aberystwyth, Dyfed D class inflatable: September 13 and 26 Aith, Shetland 52ft Barnett: September 11, 26 and October...
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Lifeboat Services (1)
Aberdeen. Grampian D class: July 6 Aberdovey. Gwynedd At/antic 21: July 11, 15, 19 (twice) and 24 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 17 (twice), 21 (three times). July 6. 8. 25 (three times). 26 (twice). 29 and 31 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class...
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DECEMBER 19TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS.
At 3.45 in the afternoon the postmaster at Sandness telephoned that a woman was seriously ill on the island of Papa-Stour and that a doctor was urgently needed. A full gale had been blowing...