LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Converted Landing Craft Mountain Ash
Youghal, Co. Cork.—At 9.30 in the morning of the 12th of October, 1949, a fisherman reported that a vessel was on the rocks at East Point, and at 9.35 the life-boat Laurana Sarah Blunt was launched. In a very strong south- westerly breeze,...
Aida Lauro, of Naples
St. Ives, Cornwall.—Early on the morning of the 1st July the coastguard reported that a steamer was ashore near Pendeen. She was the Italian steamer Aida Lauro, of Naples, bound from Liverpool to Hull with a cargo of linseed and cotton seed,...
A Former Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21
A former Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21 lifeboat pictured on exercise near the west breakwater, which can be seen in the background. At the time of the Vellumwinning service it was almost submerged by breaking... - View image in PDF
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Books
• The early years of the Dungeness lifeboat station were ones of uncertainty.
The station opened in 1826, just two years after the RNLI was founded, and in the next 48 years was closed twice and moved up and down the coast...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
PENZANCE.—The Life-boat stationed some years since at Penzance has been replaced by a new one provided by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
The new boat is 36 ft. long, 8 ft. wide, and rows 12 oars double - banked....
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Contents
PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 150 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 151 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE R.N.L.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 CHRISTMAS CARDS AND CALENDARS . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 BIRTHDAY HONOURS . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 167 FINANCIAL...
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Annual Meeting
The Prince of Wales's Presidential Address.
THE Hundred and Seventh Annual Meet- ing of the Governors of the Institution was held at the Central Hall, West- minster, on Wednesday, 13th May, at 2.30...
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Coxswain Dan O'Dwyer from Courtmacsherry
Coxswain Dan O'Dwyer from Courtmacsherry receive their Bronze medals from HRH The Duke of Kent. - View image in PDF
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(Below) Second Coxswain Dan O'Dwyer
(Below) Second Coxswain Dan O'Dwyer with the Trent class Frederick Storey Cockburn.. - View image in PDF
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