LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
BRINGING 200 TONNES OF TRAWLER HOME
Kieran had to work fast. In high winds, a trawler’s heaving line had got tangled around the lifeboat’s searchlight and radar. Someone had to climb up and cut it loose or the next big swell could bring the gear down …
The...
Category: Articles
A Shore Thing
Howard Richings continues his tour of the RNLI's lifeboat stations It's an ill wind that blows no good. 1998 certainly began in fine style if one was into windsurfing, whereas in January 1997 it would have required an icebreaker to...
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Walkers saved from submerged rockThe skilled actions, in difficult conditions, of helmsman Ronnie Davies, 43, of the Borth lifeboat, saved the lives of two walkers, trapped on a sea-battered rock beneath Borth Head.
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TRAPPED BY THE TIDE
Two walkers and their dog get caught between rising seawater and 30m cliffs
Christine and Mollie stepped off the bus at Tregantle in Cornwall in late September for a day’s walking. The 25 miles between Cremyll and Polperro...
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Neco Marine Ltd.
The wannest drop in the ocean Abotdeof3-star Martell brandy is carried on every lifeboat in British waters for the comfort of survivors..
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Mervyn Mcavoy
FEBRUARY 1989: Mervyn McAvoy, honorary secretary at Caister lifeboat station from 1952 until its closure in 1969. He was assistant secretary from 1949 and was awarded a silver badge in 1971..
Category: Obituaries
The Princess Royal at the Helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21
The Princess Royal at the helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat with Storm Force's Leading Hand Peter Phillips in his custon-made bump cap seated behind her.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Wlcklow - Tyne Class Annie Blaker
Dr Patrick Hillery, President of the Republic of Ireland, names Wicklow's new Tyne class lifeboat Annie Blaker on 19 May 1990. (Photo Robert Doyle). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fig 2: Looking Forward from the Transom
Fig. 2: Looking forward from the transom down the fast slipway lifeboat's starboard propeller tunnel. Further protection will be given to the propellers by deep bilge keels not yet fitted.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Crew of the Hampshire Rose Board The
The crew of The Hampshire Rose board the lifeboat while the shore helpers assemble for the launch. - View image in PDF
photographs by courtesy of Robert Watsham. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs