LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Duchess of Kent at Bridlington and Tynemouth
THE DUCHESS OF KENT, President of the Institution, took part for the first time in naming ceremonies of life-boats when she Avent on March 8th to Bridlington and on March 10th to Tynemouth and named their new life-boats, the Tittle Morrison,...
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The S.S. Empire Gatehouse, Formerly Jutland
DECEMBER 28TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
At 11.13 in the morning, the coastguard reported that North Foreland Radio had received an SOS call from the S.S.
Empire Gatehouse, formerly the German steamer Jutland....
Wreck Chart of the British Isles for the Year 1908-1909
- _ (_ 0 1908-1909/9 SHOWING ALSO THE PRESENT LIFE BOAT STATIONS.OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION
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Sir William Hillary, Bart
AMONG those men distinguished in the annals of their country for their exertions in the cause of humanity in saving life from ship- wreck, the name of Sir WILLIAM HILLARY must always claim a foremost place, not only as having personally...
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Launching and Recovery PART II: BEACH LAUNCH by Edward Wake-Walker RNLI Assistant Public Relations Officer (London)
ON A CLEAR DAY at Walmer the unaccustomed visitor can be forgiven for doubting his own knowledge of geography when he sees the bold outline of France, seemingly only a pebble's throw across the curving surface of the English Channel....
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Bathing Accidents and Safety Bathing Dresses
WE have frequently called attention to the melancholy and often preventible loss of life which summer after summer takes place from accidents to bathers on the shores and inland waters of the United Kingdom.
It might...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
WORTHING.—The Life-boat at this j station has recently been replaced by a new and rather larger self-righting boat of the latest type, 35 feet long, 8i feet : wide, and rowing 10 oars double banked ; she has one drop keel and two water...
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Donaghadee Lifeboat the 44Ft Waveney Arthur and Blanche Harris Set Out at 0929 on Monday January 21 to Go to the Help of the Danish Liquified Gas Carrier Regitze Tholstrup Aground North of L
Donaghadee lifeboat, the 44ft Waveney Arthur and Blanche Harris, set out at 0929 on Monday January 21 to go to the help of the Danish liquified gas carrier Regitze Tholstrup aground north of Larne Harbour in an easterly gale and very rough... - View image in PDF
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Wreck Chart of the British Isles for the Year 1883-84
SHOWING ALSO THK PltESKrfT LICK BOAT STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION • SIGNIFIES A CASUALTY.
REPRESENTS A LIFEBOAT..
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No Need for Further Insurance
A FOREIGNER asked to contribute on London life-boat day waved the collector aside saying, "No thank you, I have alreadv been saved.".
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