LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 10th May, 1888.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also those of the Finance and Correspondence,...
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A Voice from Mesopotamia. Note By the Editor
SOME day I hope to be able to give a | full account of all the doings of the' members of the Staff who have been, and are, serving in arms in the struggle in which we are engaged. It will prove interesting reading, for men who had been...
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News
In its 140th year of saving lives at sea, New Brighton lifeboat station saw a new arrival in October 2004. The inshore rescue hovercraft, to be named Hurley Spirit, will play a vital role in the RNLI's lifesaving operations on the...
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Shoreline
RNLB SHORELINE, the 37ft 6in Rother class lifeboat funded by our Shoreline members which was stationed at Blyth from 1979 until last year, has now been transferred to Arbroath, on the east coast of Scotland; she was placed on service at...
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Life-Belts and Swimming
WE have, in previous Numbers of this Journal, advocated the use of life-belts, both on shipboard and in boats, especially in life- boats; and we have recommended the ac- quirement of the art of swimming by every one. As we think the subject...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 2nd September, 1858. Captain LAMBERT PERROTT, in the Chair.
. Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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Thev Met at Cowes: (I to R) Michael Butler (Cowes Base) Helmsman Frank Ditnsler (Havling Island) Lt-Cdr Michael Woodroffe Staff Officer Operations (1) Helmsman John Hodder (
Thev met at Cowes: (I to r) Michael Butler (Cowes base). Helmsman Frank Ditnsler (Havling Island). Lt-Cdr Michael Woodroffe, staff officer operations (1), Helmsman John Hodder (Lyine Regis), Michael Brinton. depute superintendent of depot... - View image in PDF
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On 9Th July, 1968, the Torbay Life-Boat Princess Alexandra of Kent,
On 9th July, 1968, the Torbay life-boat Princess Alexandra of Kent, using radar, found a stranded ferry in dense fog and took off and landed 126 passengers and a dog in one go.. - View image in PDF
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A Word to Our Well-Wishers
It must be obvious to any one who reflects on the subject for a moment, that the low price of 1 1/2d. at which this Journal is sup- plied, for the express purpose of bringing it within the reach of fishermen and boatmen, cannot cover the...
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Today's Lifeboatwomen
Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 30 May 1990, show that during 1990: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 785 times (an average of some 5 launches a day) More than 215 lives were saved (an average of 1.5 people rescued each...
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