LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
During the International Lifeboat Conference at Gothenburg the Duke of Atholl
During the International Lifeboat Conference at Gothenburg the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the Institution, presented to Captain Hans Hansson, chairman of the Swedish Lifeboat Service, the Institution's silver medal and a special vellum... - View image in PDF
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The Life-Boats of the United Kingdom
LIV. BULL BAY (Anglesey) The Curling, 34 feet by 7£ feet, 10 oars.
"READER, have you ever been at Ply- mouth?" asks the versatile Captain Fred- erick Marryatt in opening one of the happiest productions of...
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Victoire
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—The brigantine Victoire, of Irvine, bound thence to Dublin with a cargo of coal, showed signals of distress when about two miles east of Eamsey Harbour on the 26th October.
The wind was blowing from the...
The Fishing Cobel Sybil, of Redcar
On the 25th Sep- tember, the fishing coble Sybil, of Redcar, was seen in great danger in the roadstead in a fresh wind and heavy sea. The life-boat Burton-on-Trent went out and brought ashore the vessel's crew of 2 men.
Twelve Members of Lloyds Bank Branches
Twelve members of Lloyds Bank branches all over the City were among the many hundreds of RNLI supporters who were out selling flags on London Lifeboat Day last March; the Lloyds contingent collected £536.66. The total sum collected on... - View image in PDF
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The Fourth Part of the World
The Fourth Part of the World
By Toby Lester
Review by Peter Bradley
In ancient times the Earth, placed at the centre of the cosmos, was known to have three parts: Asia, Europe and Africa....
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Annie
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.--Shortly before 9 P.M. on the 8th January the motor life-boat Langham was launched in a moderate S.W. gale, with a rough sea, as information had been received from Stokes Bay that a fishing boat needed help. The...
Ladies of Reigate and Redhill Guild
Sherry and mince pies are a recipe for success, as the ladies of Reigate and Redhill guild proved when they made them the object of a partv held in Reigate Town Hall last November. It look no more than two hours to raise £825 from the... - View image in PDF
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Members of the Thurso Lifeboat Crew
Members of the Thurso lifeboat crew are presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother after the naming ceremony of the station's new Arun class lifeboat. (Photo Aberdeen Press and Journal). - View image in PDF
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Mallaig, Invernesshire - At 8.55 p.m. on yth May, 1966, the doctor informed the honorary secretary that a patient on the Isle of Rhum needed to be removed to hospital immediately, and as no other suitable craft was available it was requested...