LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Ro-Ro Ferry Chartres
Eighteen lifeboats at sea as storm sweeps country 'Services varied from false alarms - both with good intent and malicious - to fishing vessels and commercial passenger vessels...' The severe storms which swept much of the country on...
An Aeroplane (62)
APRIL. 23RD. - CLACTON - ON-SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Clacton-on-Sea, £25 3s. ; Walton and Frinton,.
An Aeroplane (62)
JULY 23RD. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £15 3s..
Denmark: (Below Left) a 152M Self-Righting Lifeboat Stationed on the West Coast of Jutland Finland: (Below Right) the 205M Steel Harmaja Built to Work In Ice Is One
Denmark: (below, left) A 15.2m self-righting lifeboat stationed on the west coast of Jutland.
Finland: (below, right) The 20.5m steel Harmaja built to work in ice is one of the Finnish Lifeboat Society's largest rescue... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Austrian Barque Mea
Early in the morn- ing of the 29th November, while it was blowing a moderate gale from S.S.E., the Austrian barque Mea was observed at anchor, in a. dangerous position, in Tramore Bay, on the Irish coast, with a steam-tug near her. The...
The Empress of the French
BUT a few days since the British public were startled by the intelligence that the Empress of the French and her royal son, the Prince Imperial, had nearly lost their lives by drowning, on the coast of France.
We will...
Category: Articles
Fourteen Launches In One Day. Two Services By the Ramsey, Isle of Man, Life-Boat
ON January 26fch last there were severe gales all round the coast, and fourteen Life-boat launches took place at Mon- trose, Gourdon and Aibroath on the east coast of Scotland, at Newbiggin, Bridlington and Scarborough on the north-east...
Category: Services
Cheshire Cat
Ramsgate, Kent - At 12.48 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, the East pier watchman noticed that the motor launch Cheshire Cat with nine people on board was aground in Pegwell bay. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings at 12.55 in a...
Starting Them Young!
Starting them young! Joseph Stravrinidis, aged six, of Southport has been doing sterling work for the RNLI. During the September meeting of the Southport branch, he presented the treasurer with money raised by selling drawings and cards,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter.) FOUNDED IN 1824.—SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
PATRONESS.
Her Most Gracious Majesty the...
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