LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Boat Sarah
Wicklow.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 17th of August, 1954, a man at Arklow rang up to say that the 24-feet sailing boat Sarah, of Wicklow, had left Arklow for Wicklow earlier in the day with four men on board. At 7.30 the Wicklow Head...
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Samuel Cunningham of Portrush.
He was appointed coxswain in July 1946, having been second coxswain since January 1937 apart from a period of six years when he was away on war service...
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Weathering the storm
As the recession continues, your support for the RNLI is more important than ever.
Six out of ten lifeboat launches are only possible thanks to legacy gifts. While we expect the number of gifts to increase over the coming...
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Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain John Tallon of Clogher Head. He was appointed bowman in 1933, became second coxswain in 1938 and has been coxswain since 1946. During his service as a boat's officer Clogher Head life- boats...
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The H.M.S. Spider & Condor
At 2.30 A.M. on the 22nd November the Coastguard reported that a steamer had grounded on the beach and was making signals of distress. The Coxswain, John Swan, therefore assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat Kentwell. On...
On the Road
Mobile Training Unit No. 7 (MTU 7) is one of eight RNLI mobile training units which are dedicated to providing training for lifeboat crews at their own stations. The units vary in size from a small van (MTU 8) to large mobile classroom units...
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The Fisher Boy, of Wick
JANUARY 24TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 12.5 in the afternoon a fisherman telephoned from Melvick that a fishing boat was in distress about seven miles east of Port Skerra, and the motor life-boat...
The Motor Coaster C.648
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 1.5 early on the morning of the 15th of June, 1953, during fog, the coastguard rang up to say that a vessel had gone ashore off North Cheek, Robin Hood's Bay.
The No. 1 life-boat Man/ Ann Hep-...
The Life-Boat
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 7i feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the air-cases, which give extra buoyancy...
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Inset- the Red Arrows
Inset- The Red Arrows take time out of their busy schedule to put on a stunning display.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs