Portaferry, May 9, 1987 There was a large gathering for the naming ceremony and service of dedication of the new Portaferry Atlantic 21 lifeboat Blue Peter V. The occasion included the official opening of the new boathouse, made possible...
Category: Inaugurations
THE following Regulations are intended for the guidance of the Local Committee to be formed at each place at which a life-boat is stationed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and to whose care and control the life-boat, her crew, and...
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Fortitude off Falmouth Without power, Merchant Vessel Calina found herself at the mercy of a violent storm and drifting dangerously close to shore. With the nearest Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) several hours away, RNLI crew were...
When Seconds count * . * YOUR CREWS WILL BE THANKFUL FOR THE WISE CHOICE OF ELLIOT LIFERAFTS ELLIOT inflatable liferafts are built from the highest quality materials and are assembled with skill and precision. The closest inspection is...
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Captured in oils: the most recent of the celebrated marine artist, David Cobb's lifeboat paintings is this impression of a rescue carried out by Troon lifeboat on September 12, 1980. Her coxswain, Ian Johnson, was awarded the silver...
Category: Drawings
PORTPATRICK, January 8, 1988: with her propeller fouled by her fishing gear, MFV Dumnonia was drifting on to a lee shore, four miles away in a force 8 gale and in darkness. Portpatrick's 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat Douglas Carrie...
Quick action saves life of fellow lifeboatman lost overboard It is particularly difficult for a lifeboat crew to go to the rescue of somebody that they know. It makes it even harder when the casualty is a fellow lifeboatman. The crew of...
A new Atlantic 21 lifeboat was handed over at Queensferry, Firth of Forth, on August 29, 1981. The gift of Major Basil R. F. Mac Nay in memory of his mother, Mrs Constance MacNay, she was received on behalf of the RNLI by Mr W. F. G. Lord,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
18 saved from burning vessel on lee shore Whitby's Tyne class lifeboat City of Sheffield launched to the aid of large Swedish motor vessel Stora Korsnas Link I on fire with 18 aboard in a northerly Gale on 5 November...
"English Coastal Evolution." By E M.
Ward (Methuen, 6s. 8d net).
Reviewed by A. W. Lewis, the Consulting Engineer of the Institution.
COASTAL changes concern the Institution...
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