LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Zodiac Mark V Ballast Tanks Attached to Underside of Floor They Are Shaped to Fit Beam and Depth of the Ilb's Bottom Sea Water from a Single Scoop Passes to the Ne
Zodiac Mark V ballast tanks attached to underside of floor.
They are shaped to fit beam and depth of the ILB's bottom. Sea water from a single scoop passes to the neoprene feeder pipes, which will lie on either side of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs J. A. Pattullo,
Mrs J. A. Pattullo, former honorary secretary of Edinburgh Ladies' lifeboat guild from 1962 to 1970 and founder of the lifeboat shop.
Mrs Pattullo was awarded a Gold Badge in 1970, having joined the guild's...
Category: Obituaries
Above: An Injured Walker Is Stretchered Down
Above: An injured walker is stretchered down a cliff by the Coastguard cliff rescue to the waiting lifeboat.
This is just an exercise, but in 2001 RNLI lifeboats launched 446 times to people who had fallen from cliffs or... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Newquay Jailbirds
Seven members of the Newquay, Cornwall ladies lifeboat guild, who between them have given 183 years of service to the Institution, were overall winners in the Newquay Carnival in July.
The ladies, two of whom have been... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Dramatic Shot of Teesmouth's Tyne Class Lifeboat City of Sheffield
A dramatic shot of Teesmouth's Tyne class lifeboat City of Sheffield during her service to the Swedish vessel Stora Korsnas Link 1 which was on fire with a potentially explosive cargo. A full account of this service which, ironically,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Atlantis Adventure Makes Fast In the Safety of Baltimore Harbour After Being Given Assistance By the Town's Relief Tyne Class Lifeboat. the 60Ft Sailing Vessel Had
Atlantis Adventure makes fast in the safety of Baltimore Harbour after being given assistance by the town's relief Tyne class lifeboat. The 60ft sailing vessel had run into difficulties south of Fastnet Rock in a rough sea with a swell... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Gold Medallion
Gold medallion The photograph below shows a 15-carat gold 'Lifeboat Saturday' medallion of 1895 from Manchester and Salf ord which was awarded to the 'Whalley Range C.C.' as first prize in the cyclists and harriers fancy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two American Flying Fortress Aeroplanes
JULY 26TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. An American Flying Fortress aeroplane had crashed near Overstrand, but the crew were rescued by local boats. Another American Flying Fortress had crashed near Sheringham, but her crew were rescued by a fishing...
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MARCH 31ST. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Lancaster aeroplane was returning from Germany with a damaged tail and the pilot ordered two airmen to bale out, thinking he was over land. The aeroplane was still over the sea, and...
Walton and Frinton
WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX On the 21st December, 1945, the Walton and Frinton life-boat rescued the crew of five naval ratings of the motor fishing vessel No. 96, and the crew of six naval ratings of the motor fishing vessel No. 611.
Category: Medals