LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat Service In France
LA SOCIETK CENTRALE DE SAUVETAGE DBS NAUFRAGES, which has its head- quarters in Paris, was established in 1865, and has done excellent work in life-saving, having been the means of rescuing, up to the 1st March last, 13,915 lives from a...
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Feature the Caister Life-Boat Disaster
Thankfully, lifeboat disasters are rare. Lifeboats are designed to withstand the very worst conditions and on occasions in recent years many crews have had cause to be grateful to the self-righting capability of modern lifeboats. The sea is...
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Going Aboard Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse Ii In Millbay Docks the Duke of Kent Met Captain T G Hornsby (Left) Chairman Plymouth Branch Ray Sainsbury H
Going aboard Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse II in Millbay Docks, the Duke of Kent met Captain T. G.
Hornsby (left), chairman Plymouth branch, Ray Sainsbury, honorary secretary, and Coxswain John... - View image in PDF
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Rnli News
Hammering away...
The RNLI's appeal for autographed items which can be auctioned to raise funds has already attracted an enthusiastic response.
Several hundred autographs have been received at...
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SCARBOROUGH, Thursday June 11, 1987: Scarborough's 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Amelia searches with the station's D class inflatable boat for a 13-year-old Grimsby schoolboy, swept from the Royal Albert Drive slipway by a large wave...
Just the Ticket!
Just the ticket! Upon retirement from 23 years RNLI service, Assistant Manager of Depot General, Angela Miller (right), drew the winners of the 88th Lifeboat Lottery.. - View image in PDF
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Poster Competition
The results of The Birmingham Post's children's poster competition are as follows: seniors (11 to 16 years): 1st—David John Brown, aged 15, of Fabian Crescent, Shirley, Solihull; 2nd—Lyn Bonner, aged 11, of Mayswood Road, Solihull;...
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Lifeboat Stamps
WHETHER THEY DROP on to the doormat with a welcome letter, or arrive on the office desk with the next urgent problem, special issues of stamps make a cheerful start to any day.
The sea is a good and popular subject and in...
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Awards to Coxswains Crews and Shore Helpers
To Coxswains, Crews and Shore Helpers The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and, in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations...
Category: Awards
Wessex Har Mk 5 from Hms Daedalus Lee-On-The-Solent Piloted By Lt Kay Colborne on Exercise With Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour) Atlantic 21 Guide Friendshi
Wessex HAR Mk 5 from HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-the-Solent, piloted by Lt Kay Colborne on exercise with Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour) Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II. In command of the ILB is Helmsman Adrian West, and with him are Crew Members... - View image in PDF
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