LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Walton and Frinton: Tsunami at Anchor South of Long Sand As Edian Courtauld Approached the Wind Was North East By North Force 9 With Heavy Seas the Weather Overc
Walton and Frinton: Tsunami at anchor south of Long Sand as Edian Courtauld approached. The wind was north east by north force 9, with heavy seas, the weather overcast with heavy rain squalls.
photograph by courtesy of the... - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the April, May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management
MARGATE, KENT.—On the evening of 20th February the Coxswain was in- formed by telephone from the Coast- guard Lookout that lights had been seen at sea. A few minutes later more lights and a rocket were seen in the direction of the Tongue...
Category: Services
Waterballasting for Inshore Lifeboats
ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS of inflatable and semi-rigid boats which makes them particularly suitable for rescue work at sea is their inherent stability; and the lower in the water they are, with their wetted beam increased, the greater their...
Category: Articles
The Newhaven Lifeboat Was Also Involved In the Rescue Caught In the Dramatic Photograph (Left)
The Newhaven lifeboat was also involved in the rescue caught in the dramatic photograph (left) from the harbour wall on 24 July, 1988.
A swimmer, visible under the lifeboat's starboard bow, is being hauled from the... - View image in PDF
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Dasher, of Amlwch
On the 21st April, the schooner Dasher, of Amlwch, went on shore near St. Patrick's Causeway, during a fresh gale of wind. The Ellen life-boat put oft' twice, and on the second occasion was able to assist the vessel safely into...
Mrs Dorothy Parsons' Father, John Southerden (Left) Stands Guard Over the Rye Lifeboat After the Disaster - See Letter Above.
Mrs Dorothy Parsons' father, John Southerden (left) stands guard over the Rye lifeboat after the disaster - see letter above.. - View image in PDF
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Douglas, Isle of Man - Ireland Division
Douglas, home of Sir William Hillary the founder of the RNLI, was one of the earliest places in the British Isles to be provided with a lifeboat. Hillary witnessed many shipwrecks there and established the lifeboat stations, himself helping... - View image in PDF
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Dies of Original Rnli Medal for Gallantry: Fig I (Left) Obverse Fig 2 (Right) Reverse
Dies Of Original Rnli Medal For Gallantry: Fig I (Left) Obverse Fig 2 (Right) Reverse. - View image in PDF
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Lady of the Lake
SIDMOUTH AND EXMOUTH. — On the 29th March, the smack Lady of the Lake, of Portsmouth, was seen to show signals of distress off High Peak. A strong E. to E.N.E. gale was blowing at the time,accompanied by snow. The Lifeboat Bimington,...
Mike Eacott Licensee of the Crown Hotel North Scale Barrow-In-Furness His Barmaid and 12 'Regulars' Determined to Do Something Special for Barrow Lifeboat Took Lessons In Parachute Jumpi
Mike Eacott, licensee of the Crown Hotel, North Scale, Barrow-in-Furness, his barmaid and 12 'regulars', determined to do something special for Barrow lifeboat, took lessons in parachute jumping, then raised £1,800 in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs