LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

(See Diagramson opposite page.) The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the...

(See Diagrams on next page.) The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general...

HOLYHEAD.—On the 8th May news was brought by a steamer that a three-masted schooner was wrecked on the Skerries.

The Life -boat Thomas Fielden was manned at 9 A.M., was towed by the steamer to the scene of the disaster, and...

The Duke of Kent's first visit on Orkney on May 10 was to Longhope where he laid a wreath at the memorial to the eight lifeboatmen who lost their lives in the disaster of 1969. The Memorial was unveiled by HM The Queen Mother in... - View image in PDF

above, the lifeboat in which he carried out the rescue, Charles Biggs, and her crew photographed two days after the event.. - View image in PDF

THE interest of the natives of the Gold Coast in the life-boat service has on several occasions been mentioned in this journal. The Institution has received letters from them written to it as a general stores, as " the best dealers in...

Mobile Training Unit No. 7 (MTU 7) is one of eight RNLI mobile training units which are dedicated to providing training for lifeboat crews at their own stations. The units vary in size from a small van (MTU 8) to large mobile classroom units...

" MAN the life-boat! man the life-boat! Hearts of oak, the tempest brave; See, the shatter'd vessel staggers; Hound her billows foam and rave.

See the ark of refuge launching: See her hardy crew prepare For the...