LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Raft L'Egare II (1)
The Lizard and Falmouth, Cornwall.—• At 2.25 on the afternoon of the 20th of August, 1956, the Lizard coast- guard reported that the raft L'Egare II needed the help of a life-boat about thirty miles south-west of Lizard Head, and that...
List of the Rewards for Saving Life from Wrecks, Voted By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
FOR SAVING LIFE FROM WRECKS, VOTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS CREWS, AND TO OTHER PERSONS FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31sT DECEMBER, 1872.
JAN. 1,...
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(Left) Just One of the Cheques Presented at the Show - More Than £95,000 from The
(Left) Just one of the cheques presented at the show - more than £95,000 from the Royal Bank of Scotland, the proceeds of the affinity credit card for the year. A delighted Ian Ventham, RNLI head of fundraising (left) receives the... - View image in PDF
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Viola and the Annie Fyfe
GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.—On the 12th February, while the Girvan fishing fleet were off Corsewell, a gale suddenly sprang up from S.E., which afterwards veered to S. and increased in violence.
The boats promptly made for home, and...
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of e, life-boatman's life-belt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (Tmmimmn 28 Ibi., minimum 25 Ibs.) to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support...
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The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt t'l are — ; ft- .-,:r X. 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (maximum 28 Ibs., 1...
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The Relief Boat Fair Isle
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 15th of March, 1960, a message was received from Tory Island lighthouse that the relief boat Fair Isle, which had left Bunbeg at 8.30, had not arrived. The life-boat W. M. Tilson put...
The Faroese Motor Vessel Mjoanes
MARCH 8TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 4.37 in the morning, the coastguard telephoned that a rocket had been fired by a vessel ashore on the west side of Cairnbulg Beacon. She was the Faroese motor vessel Mjoanes,...
The Lifeboat Fleet
Name AJfi & LG Undge Albert Brown Alec and Christina Dykes Aleiander Coutanche Andy Pearce Ann and James Ritchie Ann Lewis Fraser Anna Livia Annie Blaker Austin Lidbury Babs and Agnes Robertson Baidaycard Crusader Bingo Lifeline Blue...
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The Ten Recipients of the Awards for Gallantry Take a Photo-Call Aboard the Tyne Class the Famous Grouse on the River Thames Before the Start of the Day's Proceedings
The ten recipients of the awards for gallantry take a photo-call aboard the Tyne class The Famous Grouse on the River Thames before the start of the day's proceedings. Visitors to the meetings were later able to go aboard the lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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