LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The American Steamer Byron Darnton, of Baltimore
MARCH 16TH - 17TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. Soon after eleven o’clock on the night of the 16th the Southend coastguard reported to the Campbeltown life-boat station that a ship was ashore...
The Greek Freighter Skopelos Sky
Stood by in storm ON SATURDAY December 15, 1979, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Padstow lifeboat station that a vessel three miles north west of Trevose Head had transmitted a mayday distress signal and needed immediate...
Book Reviews
• Howard Biggs, in his book The Sound of Maroons (Terence Dalton, Suffolk, £5.80) has researched diligently to produce such a fine history of the Kent and Sussex lifeboat stations from 1802 to 1977.
Much more than a...
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Bookshelf
some recent publications reviewed EDWARDIAN WORTHING Eventful Era in a Lifeboat Town written and published by Rob Blann at £12.95 ISBN 09516277 1 6 Foreword by RaymondBaxter, RNLl vice president and member of the committee of management...
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Valentia's New 52Ft Arun Margaret Frances Love
Valentia's new 52ft Arun Margaret Frances Love was greeted when she arrived on station in February by the previous Valentia lifeboat, the 52ft Barnett Rowland Watts. The photograph was taken by Richard J. Robinson, a former crew member,... - View image in PDF
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The Fundraisers
Jazz on a different day Cheltenham branch has recently circulated some 1,000 copies of its busy fundraising diary-but unfortunately the date of the Jazz train event, originally scheduled for 27 July 1996, has had to be changed to 3 August...
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On Wednesday July 20 Shoreham Ilb Went to the Help of a Dinghy Capsized Off Shoreham Pier In Near Gale Force Winds and a Rough Sea the Three Students Rescue
On Wednesday, July 20, Shoreham ILB went to the help of a dinghy capsized off Shoreham Pier in near gale force winds and a rough sea. The three students rescued wrote to the crew the next day, sending a bottle of wine 'as a token of how... - View image in PDF
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Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Doveton Sturdee, BT., on Board the French Life-Boat
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Doveton Sturdee Bt On Board The French Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
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Super-Quality of Life-Boats. Some Examples from the Recent Gales
By Captain Howard F. I. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life-boats.
IN an article with the above title which appeared in The Lifeboat for February, 1925, I pointed out the reasons why, in material and construction...
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The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Right Reverend Professor James a Whyte (Left) Aboard the Arun Bp Forties During His Visit to Abe
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Right Reverend Professor James A. Whyte (left) aboard the Arun BP Forties during his visit to Aberdeen lifeboat station.. - View image in PDF
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