Mr. William Potter, at one time Assistant Surveyor of Life-boats, died on 4th May last, at the age of ninety- four. The son of a dockyard shipwright, he was born in 1831, was apprenticed as a shipwright at Woolwich. Dockyard, and was later...
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Joint rescue saves water-skiersOn Saturday, 8 September 2001, three lifeboats, two helicopters and two cliff rescue teams were called out to rescue three people from a speedboat that had capsized in a notoriously dangerous area. The wind was...
Keith lli:ih hn, the ItNIJ's Senior Naval Arrhitn t. looks :it lifeboat development over the past 175 v. rs, Modern lifeboats are highly sophisticated craft with unique features which enable them to survive when lesser craft would be in...
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Summer winners Thank you to all of you who supported the RNLI summer 2005 Lifeboat Lottery, which raised over £470,000.
The first prize, an 18-day Mediterranean cruise, was won by Mr Head from Middlesex....
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Construction b*gan last December1 on the first of a. new type of motor life-bo and three mere of the type have been laid down since. They are a development of tfl powerful Watson cabin type af life-boat. 46 feet long and driven by two 40...
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THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THEIR LIFE-BOATS.
XLVII. GUERNSEY. The John Lockett, 32 feet by 7 feet 8 inches, 10 oars.
XLVIII. ALDERNEY. The Mary and Victoria, 33 feet by 8 feet 6 inches, 10...
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On board the Watson cabin motor life-boat at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, fitted with R/T receiving and transmitting sets of the International Marine Radio Company.. - View image in PDF
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Exmouth, Devon; Fenit (Tralee Bay), Co. Kerry; Dungeness, Kent; Longhope, Orkneys.
THE Exmouth naming ceremony was held on 29th August in the presence of nearly 8,000 people. Among those taking part in the ceremony were...
Category: Inaugurations
At the wheel is Coxswain William Johnston.. - View image in PDF
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