AUGUST 9TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 9.15 in the evening the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore on the south end of Stroma. An easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Thomas...
Michael Grant joined Selsey lifeboat crew in 1960 and was second coxswain from 1972 until 1978 when he was appointed coxswain; he was awarded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum in 1978 and the silver medal in 1979.. - View image in PDF
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The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept In roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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WHEN the Prince of Wales visited Hastings on 6th April to open the White Rock Pavilion and the new Promenade, he went aboard the Life-boat which was drawn up outside the Life-boat House. Beside the House the fishermen had built a remarkable...
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Fig. 3.
"Deck Plan.
Fig. 4.
Body Plan. Midship Section.
The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and airchambers of one of...
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THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 288 Life-boat Stations...
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