LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
RNLI LIFEBOATS spent 186.6 hours at sea in rescues or attempted rescues of yachtsmen taking part in the Fastnet Race in August. They saved the lives of 60 people, landed three others, saved eight boats and in different ways helped 12 other...
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Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday, the 18th day of March, 1858, Vice-Admiral the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, KG., F.R.S., in the Chair, The following Report of the...
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Journey's end: a team of eight runners, with a back-up team of four,
Journey's end: A team of eight runners, with a back-up team of four, all from 414 Tank Transporter Unit of the Royal Corps of Transport stationed near Salisbury, completed a marathon run along the Welsh coast from Cardiff to Flint in... - View image in PDF
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An Aeroplane (20)
MAY 26TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. It had been reported that an aeroplane had come down into the sea, but the life-boat’s help was not needed. - Rewards, £9 1s..
An Aeroplane (20)
JUNE 12TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had crashed into the sea in flames, but the survivors were picked up by another vessel. - Rewards, £27 16s. 3d.
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution—continued
BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.— The Worcester Cadet Life-boat was launched at 8.20 P.M. on the 3rd January, 1884, signal guns of distress having been heard in the direction of the " Atherfield Ledge" rocks during a thick fog and...
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A Box of Arbroath Smokeys for Hrh the Duke of Kent
A box of Arbroath smokeys for HRH The Duke of Kent, president of the Institution, from Coxswain Douglas Matthewson. It is at Arbroath that the 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat RNLB Shoreline is stationed.. - View image in PDF
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Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
National Institution PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
ESTABLISHED IN 1824.
SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS, PATRONESS.
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
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