LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Amelia Lauro (1)
MARCH 11TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH A N D G O R L E S T O N , N O R F O L K . A t 10.56 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that the Italian steamer Amelia Lauro, of Naples, anchored in the roadstead off Britannia Pier, was making...
H.M.S. Rhyl, A Minesweeper
JANUARY 28TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. During a south-westerly gale with a very rough sea H.M.S. Rhyl, a minesweeper, parted her tow from a tug off Felixstowe.
She anchored, but the anchors dragged and she was drifting...
Elinor
SEPTEMBER 5TH. - ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY. At 9.30 in the morning a yacht was reported off the west coast in a dangerous position, but she was not showing any signal of distress. A south-west breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. A...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—A new life-boat has been recently stationed at Moelfre, a fishing village, on the north-eastern coast of the island of Anglesey, in lieu of the former lifeboat stationed there, which has been removed to replace a worn-out...
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Here and There
Bradford and District branch has presented former Lord Mayor, Councillor Tom Hall, with a leather-bound book containing the names of the thousands of people who have contributed to his appeal for funds to cover the cost of a new lifeboat at...
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Functional Clothing Ltd
THE BEST WEATHER CLOTHING IN THE WORLD AIRFLOW COAT JACKET LIGHTWEIGHT JACKETS CONDENSATION ARE WATERPROOF FREE FROM LU ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION Letter of 28 February 1974 from Assistant Superintendent (Stores) • Your company'...
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Functional Clothing Ltd
THE BEST WEATHER CLOTHING IN THE WORLD AIRFLOW- JACKET LIGHTWEIGHT JACKETS ARE WATERPROOF CONDENSATION FREE FROM ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION Letter of 28 February 1974 from Assistant Superintendent (Stores; 9 Your company's...
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Review
The female shipwright
by Mary Lacy Review by Joanna Bellis
This is a tale of that old cliché, running away to sea. The difference here is that the escapee is an...
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People and Places
There ain't nothing like a ... cheque!Gemma Craven, starring in the West End musical 'South Pacific' at the Bournemouth Pavilion during the summer, drew the winning tickets for the RNLI's 46th national lottery, which took...
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Fishing Boats
JOHNSHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE.—The wind and sea having increased while some fishing-boats belonging to Gourdon were at sea on the 31st Jan., 1895, it was dangerous for them to attempt to return to their harbour. They were therefore warned off,...