LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Shooner Admiral Hood
On the 18th No- vember, the schooner Admiral Hood ran ashore on Yarmouth beach; a line was thrown over her by the Coast-guard, by means of the rocket apparatus, and the life- boat of the Institution was hauled off to her, when the crew, 5 in...
Zodiac Mark V Ballast Tanks Attached to Underside of Floor They Are Shaped to Fit Beam and Depth of the Ilb's Bottom Sea Water from a Single Scoop Passes to the Ne
Zodiac Mark V ballast tanks attached to underside of floor.
They are shaped to fit beam and depth of the ILB's bottom. Sea water from a single scoop passes to the neoprene feeder pipes, which will lie on either side of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Finnish Steamer Brita
FEBRUARY 22ND. - BALTIMORE, CO.
CORK The Finnish steamer Brita had been torpedoed and abandoned by her crew fifty miles south of Cape Clear. The life-boat searched widely for the crew but could not find them and later it...
The Tunnel Stern of the New Design
The Tunnel Stern of the New Design. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Norwegian Galliot Johanna, of Soon
On the 8th March a vessel was observed running in for the land, and, as it was evident she was em- bayed, there being a heavy sea and strong wind from E.N.E., a steam-tug went out and took her in tow. While crossing the bar the tow-rope...
The Sailing Boat Berlin
Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. — At 5 o'clock in the evening on the 7th of January, 1950, information was re- ceived that the sixteen-feet sailing boat Berlin, with a German and his daughter on board, had left Kilmore Quay for...
Hospital and Pensions for Aged and Disabled Master Mariners and Seamen of the Merchant Navy
A DEPUTATION from the " Shipwrecked Mariners' Society," consisting of several noblemen and gentlemen, headed by his Grace the DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, President of the Society, had an interview yesterday With the President of the...
Category: Articles
Walking the Pier:
Walking the pier: Lennie Denton walked up and down Southend Pier for 24 hours to raise money for a new winch to launch Southend lifeboat. He aimed to beat the world 24-hour walk record of 133 miles 21 yards but despite his cracking pace he... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Macduff Grampian: Douglas Currie Prepares for Her Naming Ceremony Photograph By Courtesy of W J Heinrich
Macduff, Grampian: Douglas Currie prepares for her naming ceremony. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of W. J. Heinrich.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Every Christmas Artist John Lee a Great Supporter of Weymouth Lifeboat Auctions One of His Paintings to Raise Funds For
Every Christmas artist John Lee, a great supporter of Weymouth lifeboat, auctions one of his paintings to raise funds for the RNLI; in the past few years £680 has been raised in this way. Last Christmas an oil painting ofWeymouth's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs