LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod—The World's First Pure Jet Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft—Of No. 120 Squadron, R.A.F. Kinloss, Morayshire (Left), the Well-Tried Avro Shackleton Used for Search and R
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod—the world's first pure jet maritime reconnaissance aircraft—of No. 120 Squadron, R.A.F. Kinloss, Morayshire (left), the well-tried Avro Shackleton used for search and rescue (right), R.A.F. rescue/target towing... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Steam Drifter
AUG. 29TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. Guns had been heard in a fog, but the life-boat could find nothing. It was learnt later that a steam drifter had been sunk in a collision, but thecrew had been rescued by another vessel.-...
Contents
Padstow's new lifeboat station takes shape Page 9 Is this anchors aweigh? Page 20 Volunteers from Italy, Finland and Luxembourg Page 40 Lifesaving on Lough Derg Page 42 Including a president, a supporter and a survivor Peep into the past...
Category: Contents
Fast Slipway Boat 2
Although we are well into the project, there will inevitably be many changes to the boat before it enters service (many of which we are planning already), so don't be surprised if the FSB2 delivered to station m 2005 looks a little...
Category: Articles
Letters
Re-count. . .
The letter from the honorary secretary of Bodmin and District branch, published in the autumn 1976 issue of THE LIFEBOAT, amused us all here in Trowbridge because the report closely followed our own flag day...
Category: Correspondence
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FEBRUARY 6TH. - NEWHAVEN , SUSSEX. Heavy explosions had been heard about two miles south-east of Newhaven, but they were found to have been caused by the destruction of mines. - Rewards, £9 15s. 6d.
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AUGUST 11TH. - PORT ASKAIG, ARGYLLSHIRE. At the request of the doctor on the Island of Colonsay the motor life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth was launched at 11.45 A.M. in a strong westerly wind, and brought from Colonsay to Islay an expectant...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
SCRATBY, NORFOLK.—It is with much gratification that we are enabled to inform our readers of a second life-boat being provided in a dangerous locality, through the public spirit, humanity, and enterprise of the coast-boatmen themselves. When...
Category: Articles
Melinda Muriel
Overturned fishing vessel AN EIGHTEEN FOOT fishing vessel, Melinda Muriel, had put out to sea from Skinningrove, Cleveland, with fourpeople on board on the morning of Tuesday July 29, 1986. The wind was north westerly and there were squally...
Coxswain Derek Scott Bem
Coxswain Derek Scott, BEM, of The Mumbles, in the wheelhouse of the 33ft Brede class lifeboat to be named R.VJ.B Merchant Navy, during his visit to the RNLI stand at the Birmingham Boat and Caravan Show in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs