LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Akka
Troon, Ayrshire.—At 9.46 on the night of the 9th of April, 1956, the Port- patrick coastguard reported that the S.S. Akka, of Gothenburg, had wire- lessed that she had gone aground on the Gantock Rocks, Dunoon, and that she was sinking. At...
Exeter Hospital Aid Society
RETIRED DOCTOR COMMENTS ON PRIVATE HEALTH : After retiring many people find that private health insurance discounts are no longer available to them.
Worse still, there is an enormous age-related loading in subscription...
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Ard Carna (1)
Overdue THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND motor fishing vessel Ard Carna put out from Greencastle, Lough Foyle, on Thursday April 28 to fish white fish. She had a crew of five and was expected back on the Friday or Saturday. At 2200 on Saturday April...
We Ask the Questions
The lifeboat service relies heavily on its network of branches, guilds and volunteer fundraisers to bring in the money, so it is important that the best tools for the job are readily available to those who need them.
The...
Category: Articles
Ark, of West Hartlepool
On the 22nd March, at 9.15 P.M., flares were seen from a vessel on the Barber Sand, by the beach- men. They launched the surf-boat Boys, and went to the Sand, but could not get within a warp's length of the vessel, as there was no water...
ART OF GLASS
Our cover photo and the images in our piece about Shetland life were made by Jack Lowe using a Victorian process called wet plate collodion
Jack plans to visit all 237 RNLI crews as part of the Lifeboat Station Project,...
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Silver Pearl, of Ayr
JUNE 2 7TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
At 11.30 at night the coastguard reported a vessel, apparently at anchor, to the south of Portpatrick. The naval authorities asked the life-boat to go out and investigate. A strong...
The Quorn Fine Art Co
LIMITED EDITION SIGNED PRINTS COMMEMORATING A GREAT BRITISH TRADITION H.M.S. ARK ROYAL AND MORNING CLOUD ery few limited edition prints have received as much praise aroused such interest as these splendid examples of man's endurance...
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The Services Contributed All the Excitment and Satisfaction of Their Precision D'\ 'Ays the Royal Artillery Motor Cycle Team (Above) at South London Gala and (Below) Sen
The Services contributed all the excitment and satisfaction of their precision d' 'ays . . . the Royal Artillery motor cycle team (above) at South London gala and (below) Sen Cadet field gun crews . . .. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs