LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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1 CCl - Mersey class Ruby Clenf Saturday 12 September 1992 started dry with the threat of rain later, but fortunately not until the naming ceremony of the new Peel lifeboat Ruby Clery was almost over.
The Mersey class...
Category: Inaugurations
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
DOVER.—In the autumn of 1853, a new life-boat was stationed, at Dover by the Dover Humane Society to replace their old one. This boat was constructed by Mr.
CLARKSON, of a material which he has patented, composed of...
Category: Articles
Classified Advertisements
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE Advertising pencils, superb ball pens, combs, brushes, each gold stamped Lifeboat name, etc., raise funds, quickly, easily. Bran Tub Toys: samples from, Northern Novelties, Bradford 2 (BD2...
Category: Advertisement
Firms and Their Products
• The Hovercat Mk. 2 multipurpose amphibious hovercraft (Hovermarine Transport Ltd., Hazel Wharf, Hazel Road, Woolston, Southampton) has a wide range of roles.
The Hovercat depicted above is fitted out for casualty...
Category: Articles
Llfeboat Services
South Eastern Division Twenty rescued CAPE COAST, a 2,650 ton Panamanian cargo vessel, broadcast on Channel 16 VHP at 0327 on Wednesday January 10 that she was in distress and taking water in her engine room; she was 2.2 miles from Nab Tower...
Category: Services
Commodore the Right Hon the Earl Howe (Right) Chairman of the Committee of Management from 1956 to 1964: As at Home In a Lifeboat As at An International Conf
Commodore The Right Hon. The Earl Howe (right), Chairman of the Committee of Management from 1956 to 1964: as at home in a lifeboat as at an international conference—or at the wheel of a high-speed car.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Disaster at Fraserburgh
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 154 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to May 31st, 1953 - 78,220 Disaster at Fraserburgh MONDAY the 9th of February, 1953, was a fine sunny day...
Category: Services
Coxswain Desmond Cox
Coxswain Desmond Cox of Appledore gives an unconvincing display of culinary know-how in the bow of the station's Atlantic 21. It was all part of the ladies' guild's successful attempt to draw attention to their new cookery book... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Saving lives overseas
An estimated 1.2M people drown every year across the world – about the same number who die of malaria. Despite the scale of the problem, relatively little has been done to tackle it – until now
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
East Division MFV on lee shore THE LAUNCHING AUTHORITY Of Whitby lifeboat station was informed by Tees Coastguard at 0725 on Thursday April 8, 1982, that the coaster Nesam had observed the 60ft fishing vessel Rayella broken down in an...
Category: Services