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Wreck of H.M.S. "Orpheus."
Ox the 7th of February last took place, on the coast of New Zealand, one of those melancholy but impressive events, happily of rare occurrence, the wreck of a British man-of-war. When we read of the wreck of a merchant-ship, or even, after...
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After 54 Years
The Institution has received a gift from two ladies in Toronto, Canada, who wrote that they remembered seeing the Walton-on-the-Naze liferboat going out on service in the spring of 1889..
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The Fundraisers
It Moosed be a mistake! No-one in the RNLI's membership department had an inkling that Mr A. Moose of the Station Hotel, Hurworth Place near Darlington was anything other than a normal, valued member - and the landlord of the Station...
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Testing Times
The problems encountered by lifeboat designers seeking extra speed have been mentioned before in these pages, as boat design is never as straightforward as it may seem. Increased speed is not just a question of bigger engines or even just of...
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October (1)
NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. Four men were out fishing in the motor fishing boat Little Old Lady on the 14th of July, 1943, and at about 8.30 in the morning saw a parachute from a Thunderbolt aeroplane floating down about two miles south of Peacehaven....
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Maritime Buoyage System A (1)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTHOUSE AUTHORITIES Maritime Buoyage System A A COMBINED CARDINAL AND LATERAL SYSTEM, RED TO PORT To be introduced in North West European and many other waters by stages, starting April 1977 FROM APRIL NEXT...
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Tests of the Reliability of Life-Belts
Rigorous tests have been carried out on the life-belts issued by the Institution to members of life-boat crews following some rather disturbing reports issued by the Danish Ministry of Commerce and Shipping on the effects of oil on kapok...
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Boat Shows Are a Very Productive Source
Boat Shows are a very productive source of new members - a dedicated desk and roving sellers bring in members by the hundred - after which they usually end up on the Insignia sales counter! This is the scene at the 1995 London International... - View image in PDF
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Douglas
DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Sunday January 26, 1986: a woman had suffered a suspected heart attack aboard the Belfast to Liverpool ferry, St Colum I. At 0313 Douglas lifeboat, the 46ft 9in Watson class, R. A. Colby Cubbin No 1, launched with the... - View image in PDF
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