4. Richardson's Tubular Life-boat.—The next coast life-boat to be described is "the tubular." By the model of this boat, which is on the table, it will be seen that it is altogether different in principle to any other boat;...
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THE worst disaster which has fallen on the Life-boat Service for many years occurred on 15th November. It fell with crushing weight on the gallant Life-boat Crew of the little village of Rye Harbour, sweeping away practically the whole adult...
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THE following essay was adjudged the best in a competition organised by the Institution and open to boys and girls up to the age of eleven in Great Britain and Ireland. It was written by Winefride Claire Davies, of the Old Colwyn County...
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THE Fastnet race—famous among yachtsmen the world over for its tough course of over 600 miles from Cowes to round the Fastnet rock off the south-west of Ireland—is contested only by strong and experienced crews. This year there were nearly...
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Eighteen lifeboats at sea as storm sweeps country 'Services varied from false alarms - both with good intent and malicious - to fishing vessels and commercial passenger vessels...' The severe storms which swept much of the country on...
THE Wreck Register for 1871 was issued by the Board of Trade on Oct. 14, and is, as usual, a very complete and ex-haustive document. It is supplemented, in the usual way, by most interesting charts, which have greatly helped us to analyze...
Category: Annual Reports
Central and Outer London.
BEXLEY HEATH.—Rummage sale, whist drive, and dance, attended by the Mayor and Mayoress, all arranged by the Ladies' Lifeboat Guild. The Guild has adopted the lifeboat crew at the Dungeness...
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In all respects ready for sea I was interested to read the article on survey and maintenance of the offshore fleet in the autumn edition of THE LIFEBOAT. Certainly the work involved in the various surveys is enormous, and it is useful to...
Category: Correspondence
Crashed helicopter FALMOUTH COASTGUARD informed the deputy launching authority of St Mary's lifeboat station. Isles of Scilly, at 1250 on Saturday July 16. 1983, that the British Airways helicopter G-BEON was overdue at St Mary's...
Eighteen lifeboats at sea as storm sweeps country 'Services varied from false alarms - both with good intent and malicious - to fishing vessels and commercial passenger vessels...' The severe storms which swept much of the country on...