LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wreck of the Indian Chief. Noble Services of the "Bradford" Life-Boat
THE accompanying graphic accounts of the wreck of the Indian Chief, and of the noble rescue of a portion of her crew by the Bradford self-righting Life-boat, sta- tioned at Ramsgate, appeared in the Daily Telegraph on the 11th and 18th Jan.,...
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Little Ships Big Contribution
The Maldon Little Ship Club held a sponsored row in January and raised more than £4,000 for the Institution.
Some 43 boats and 150 people took part in the event, some of them in fancy dress.
Clear... - View image in PDF
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Norwegian Ship Hits Sea Fort
The Norwegian ship Baalbek crashed into the Great Nore Fort in a fog (See page 576). - View image in PDF
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Yachting Books...
The Cruising Association Handbook, Revised Edition 1971. (The Cruising Association, 490 pp, £6).
• This new edition covers the waters of Britain and Ireland and continental Europe from Kiel to Gibraltar. The coverage...
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Good with Food
Staff and customers at The Co-operative Food stores in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man took up the challenge of raising £90,000 in 90 days earlier this year, from SOS Day to the end of April.
From a...
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Two Sponsored Lunch-Hour Knit-Ins By Rnli Headquarters Staff at Poole Raised £44 One Was Held Near the Caravan on the Quay; the Other Due to Rain In the Office
Two sponsored lunch-hour knit-ins by RNLl Headquarters staff at Poole raised £44. One was held near the caravan on the quay; the other, due to rain, in the office. Knitters were sponsored by other members of staff and their families;... - View image in PDF
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A Car
Car over cliff IN THE EARLY HOURS of Wednesday October 22, 1980, Paignton Police informed Brixham Coastguard that a car was over the cliff three miles from Torbay lifeboat station. The Police, Fire and Ambulance services were alerted and...
Humberside Police's Fivestrong Mounted Section Has Been Patrolling Local Beaches and Inland Waterways for the Past Three Years As Part of Their General Duties Last S
Humberside police's fivestrong mounted section has been patrolling local beaches and inland waterways for the past three years as part of their general duties. Last summer an emergency lifeline was added to their... - View image in PDF
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Idun, of Bergen
RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS.—At day- break, on the 28th March, during a strong north-easterly wind and in a heavy sea, a large barque was seen ashore on the Goodwin Sands with a signal of distress flying. The Life-boat Bradford and the harbour...