LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
{Right) Ian Johnson
{Right) Ian Johnson became a crew member at Troon in 1966; he was a boat mechanic from 1970 to 1971, a fleet mechanic from 1971 to 1976, returning to the Merchant Navv in 1976 before becoming coxswain/mechanic of Portpatrick in 1978; he was... - View image in PDF
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(Left) Solent:
(left) Solent: length overall, 48ft 6in; beam 14ft; draught 4ft 6in; displacement 27 tons; maximum speed, over 9 knots; range at full speed, 240 nautical miles. The Solent, introduced in 1969, is a development of the 48ft 6in Oakley and she... - View image in PDF
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On 6Th April,1970, Captain Carlos Carreira and Captain Rogerio Pinto of the Portuguese Life-Boat Society,
On 6th April,1970, Captain Carlos Carreira and Captain Rogerio Pinto of the Portuguese Life-boat Society, in the course of a visit to R.N.L.I. establishments, called at Life-boat House, London. Here they are being shown a painting of... - View image in PDF
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Southern Region Grand Draw 1983
Southern region grand draw 1983 raised a magnificent £25,300. The draw was made at Poole HQ on October 25 by BBC TV reporter Anne Dawson, and the first prize, a Ford Fiesta Popular car, was won by Rupert Thomas of Burghfield Common,... - View image in PDF
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Penrith Ladies' Lifeboat Guild's Annual Christmas Party
Present arms! Father Christmas is about to open his sack for the 100 children who were at Penrith ladies' lifeboat guild's annual Christmas party. There were games, a home made tea provided by the committee and then Willane, the... - View image in PDF
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First Event
Hard working members of the newly reformed Great Dunmow and district branch raised over £1,600 on their very first fundraising event. The above photograph shows flag day officer, Noel Brady and Peggy Kentish doing their bit on the day -... - View image in PDF
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R.A.F. Seaplanes and R.A.F. Launch No. 867
APRIL 7TH. - CROMARTY. At 6.35 in the morning a message came from the R.A.F.
that several of their seaplanes had broken adrift from their moorings, with their crews aboard, that they had not enough boats to face the storm,...
B. E. M. for Hoylake Life-Boatman.
Sidney Triggs, a member of the life-boat crew at Hoylake, and now a leading-torpedoman in the Navy, has been awarded the British Empire Medal. He is one of seven brothers of whom three are in the Navy; one is about to enter the Navy; two are...
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New Draper, of Whitehaven
On the 9th February, the brig New Draper, of Whitehaven, lost her sails in a heavy gale, and was driven ashore near Wicklow harbour. The life- boat stationed there was quickly launched, and succeeded in taking off her crew, 8 in number, and...
Friends, of Lyne
At daylight on the 2nd Nov., during a very heavy gale, the schooner Friends, of Lynn, parted from her anchor and was driven ashore, three miles south of Bridlington Harbour. The Brid- lington life-boat was quickly conveyed on her...