LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
Deck Plan.
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Body Plan. Midship Section.
The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these...
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The Ramsgate Life-Boat and the Ketch "Lord Hamilton."
AT half-past two in the afternoon, of 12th February last, the Ramsgate Life- boat and tug were called out by a message from the Coast Guard that a vessel— found afterwards to be the ketch Lord Hamilton—was ashore on the north-east part of...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats In September, October and November, 1951. 65 Lives Rescued
DURING September life-boats went out on service 68 times and rescued 25 lives.
TWICE AGROUND Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 5.50 in the evening of the 1st of September, 1951, the coastguard reported that the yacht Alethea II, of...
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The Iron Ship Loch Shiel
ANGLE, MILFORD HAVEN.— The fullrigged iron ship Loch Shiel, of and from Glasgow, bound for Adelaide and Melbourne, with a general cargo of about 1,600 tons, stranded on Thorn Island, at the entrance to Milford Haven, in a heavy sea on the...
Unity
— The motor life-boat J. and W. put out at 10.40 A.M. on the 12th March, in a moderate N.E. gale, with a heavy sea, to search for the motor fishing boat Unity, which had been reported to be in distress with an engine breakdown about seven...
Safe in the surf
Surfsports are becoming ever more popular, and leading to more and more lifeboat and lifeguard rescues.
With this in mind, the RNLI has published In the Surf, a guide to surfsport safety.
Packed with...
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Leading the way
Lifesavers from around the world visited RNLI College in August for 2 weeks of intensive tuition on how to run an effective coastal rescue service.
Representatives from Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, Mauritius, Philippines,...
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LIFEGUARDS IN THE FLOOD
When a quarter of the country is submerged every monsoon season, flooding in Bangladesh is almost routine. But in July 2015, a flooded inland village called eight beach lifeguards far beyond their ordinary duties. SeaSafe Senior Lifeguard...
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The Christmas Gales. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Life-Boat's Four Launches In One Day
THE gales at the end of October and November were followed by rough weather at the end of December, with heavy gales on Christmas night and the following day. During the seven days of the Christmas week, from 21st December to 27th December,...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 16th April, 1936.
SIR GODFREY BARING, BT., followed by the HON. GEORGE COLVILLE, in the chair.
Resolved that the respectful thanks of the Institution be conveyed to H.M. The King for his...
Category: Committee