LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Busy Bee
AUGUST 23RD. - APPLEDORE, DEVON.
During the morning several of the crew of the life-boat were at the boat-house when they saw the small pleasure boat Busy Bee, of Barnstaple, in difficulties and shewing signals of distress....
The Mumbles (Below): a New Winch Installed In the Boathouse Last January Was Brought Across from Swansea Dock By An Army Landing Craft to Be Hauled Up the Slipway
The Mumbles (below): A new winch, installed in the boathouse last January, was brought across from Swansea Dock by an army landing craft to be hauled up the slipway by the old Webber winch which it is replacing.
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Category: Photographs
Martin Ruddy Awarded the Bronze Medal for Gallantry and An Inscribed Wristwatch Was Presented With the Watch at Last October's National Scout Regatta By P Denham
Martin Ruddy, awarded the bronze medal for gallantry and an inscribed wristwatch, was presented with the watch at last October's National Scout Regatta by P. Denham Christie, a vice president of the RNLI.
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Category: Photographs
Ran I
Drifting in gale A DUTCH YACHT, the 42ft Ran I, reported at 2238 on Thursday June 4, 1981, that she was in difficulties in the vicinity of Shipwash Lightvessel; her engine had broken down and she was drifting in gale force winds. She had...
The Tender Offshore I
At 2 p.m. on 5th August, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that four youths in a hired rowing dinghy were missing. At 2.37 the life-boat Edian Courtauld left her moorings in a fresh west north westerly breeze and a rough...
Signals of Distress
Required to Tie used and displayed on and after the 1st November, 1873, in accordance with the 18th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1873.
"In Die Day-time,—The following si, together or separately, shall be...
Category: Articles
The Ferries European Gateway and Speedlink (1)
Ferry collision HARWICH HARBOUR RADIO received a call at 2251 on Sunday December 19, 1982, from the outward bound roll-on roll-off ferry European Gateway reporting that she was in collision with the inward bound ferry Speedlink Vanguard in...
The Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
(S«e Diagrams «« next page.) 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...
Category: Articles
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