LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Penlee: the Loss of Solomon Browne and Her Crew December 19 1981
PENLEE LIFEBOAT, the 47ft Watson class Solomon Browne, with her coxswain, Trevelyan Richards, and all on board, was lost on the night of Saturday December 19 during a service to the 1,400 ton coaster Union Star, registered in...
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The Shipwreck
A shattered bark, and an angry sky, And the storm-wraith shrieking fierce and high, And, aye and anon, from the murky cloud, The thunder echoing hoarse and loud ! Oh! little ship, that at dawn of day Didst gaily sail from thy native bay,...
Category: Poetry
Duke of Northumberland's Prize Essay Competition for Elementary Schools
IN order to encourage in children a knowledge of and a pride in the work of British Life-boatmen, the Committee of Management have decided to ask for the co-operation of .the: Headmasters and Headmistresses of Elementary Schools throughout...
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A Photograph Taken from the Cockpit of the Whirlwind Helicopter As It Approached to Land at the Detachment at R.A.F. Chivenor, North Devon. Other Detachments of 22 Squadron Are Located at V
A photograph taken from the cockpit of the Whirlwind helicopter as it approached to land at the detachment at R.A.F. Chivenor, North Devon. Other detachments of 22 Squadron are located at Valley, Anglesey, and Thorney Island, Hampshire..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke of Kent President of the Institution Visited Stornoway Barra Island and Mallaig on Thursday October 2 Meeting Crew Members and Their Families As Well As Station Branch Officials And
The Duke of Kent, President of the Institution, visited Stornoway, Barra Island and Mallaig on Thursday October 2, meeting crew members and their families as well as station branch officials and committee members of fund-raising branches and... - View image in PDF
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Rnli Shoreline
How even a non-swimmer can save someone from drowning I wish to join Shoreline, enclosed is my cheque for: (Please tick appropriate box) An "Off Shore" Member (annual subscription £3 including journal).
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Notes of the Quarter
Maritime England A YEAR-LONG celebration of the sea is planned for Maritime England 1982 by the English Tourist Board. There may be as many as 2,000 special events put on in different parts of the country for the pleasure of visitors from...
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Coastguard Lt-Cdr Tim Fetherston-Dilke the New Chief Coastguard Talks of the Re-Organisation Taking Place Within the Servjce
Coastguard . . .
LT-CDR TIM FETHERSTON-DILKE, the new 'Chief, talks of the re-organisation taking place within Her Majesty's Coastguard, emphasising that its long-standing traditional relationship with the lifeboat...
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Going on Board the Festival Ship
The 8i-ton Minehead life-boat being lifted into the Campania (See page 278). - View image in PDF
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Books
• Patrick Howarth, who retired as the RNLI's public relations officer in 1979, is far from retired from his career as an author. His latest book, George VI (Hutchinson, £12.50) recently published, is a meticulous biography of a shy,...
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