LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Spanish Life-Boat Society
MADRID, Jane 5.—At its annual general meeting the Spanish Life-boat Society was able this year to say that since its founda- tion in 1880 it had established 67 local branches, many of them self-supporting, 30 stations provided with...
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H.M.S. Valorous
JULY 15TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At about 6 P.M.
a message was received from the naval authorities at Great Yarmouth that a destroyer, H.M.S. Valorous, was approaching the roadstead. On board were...
The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended the 30th June, 1903
THE British Public is much indebted to the BOARD OF TKADE for the carefully prepared tables and statistics which it provides year by year in connection with the shipping disasters which occur on or near the coasts of the United...
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The House-Boat Petrina (1)
Dungeness, Kent, and Hastings, Sus- sex. At 10.12 on the night of the 1st of January, 1959, the coastguard at Fairlight informed the Hastings honor- ary secretary that two flares had been seen south-east of the look-out. At 10.45 the...
Getting the most from giftaid
Most of the RNLI’s UK supporters boost their donations by using Gift Aid, which allows the charity to claim back the basic rate tax that donors have already paid on donations. This brings in a very large amount indeed (about £4M...
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The Wind Was Boisterous There Was Rain and the Ribble Looked Most Uninviting With the Rising Tide
The wind was boisterous, there was rain, and the Ribble looked most uninviting with the rising tide.... We watched them going through the drill from the comfort of the boathouse look-out.'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Zippalong
Cromer, Norfolk.—At 10.25 on the morning of the 1st of August, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Holdernidd had wirelessed that she was towing the motor yacht Zippalong, of Boston, and was making for Cromer. She asked if the life...
Bottom: The Helicopter Manoeuvres Over The Lifeboat For Winching
Bottom:The helicopter manoeuvres over the lifeboat for winching Photos: Nigel Millard. - View image in PDF
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The Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for immediate...
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Lifeboat Services Around the World
Those who explain the RNLI and its role to the uninitiated are frequently asked: 'how do other countries do it?' Can there be anywhere else in the world where the considerable cost of running a lifeboat service is met entirely...
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