LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Notes of the Quarter
WITH the conclusion of the Procurator Fiscal's enquiry, which was held at Kirkwall on 10th June, 1969, it is possible for the Institution to publish its own findings on the circumstances leading to the loss of the Longhope...
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Great Rail Journeys
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Period Costume Is the Order of the Day at Shaldon Village Old Time Fayre
Period costume is the order of the day at Shaldon village old time fayre in Devon. Branch workers who donned period maritime costume when manning their stall were delighted when their souvenir and lottery sales practically doubled as a... - View image in PDF
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While Lieutenant Governor for the Bailiwick of Guernsey Vice-Admiral Sir John Martin Kcb Dsc Mni Gave His Support to the Institution As President of Guernsey Branch While Lady Martin Serve
While Lieutenant Governor for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Vice-Admiral Sir John Martin, KCB DSC MNI, gave his support to the Institution as president of Guernsey branch while Lady Martin served as president of Guernsey ladies' guild. At... - View image in PDF
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Inaugural Ceremonies of Motor Life-Boats. Holyhead, Skegness, Fleetwood, St. Ives, and Anstruther
Holyhead, Skegness, Fleetwood, St. Ives, and Anstruther.
THE inaugural ceremony of the new motor life-boat stationed at Holyhead (Anglesey), took place on 13th June, in the presence of some 2,000 people.
Category: Inaugurations
Omega Profiles Limited
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The Panamanian Steamer Buccaneer and Tanker Johannishus.
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.26 on the morning of the 9th of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that a wireless message had been intercepted from the Panamanian steamer Buccaneer that she had caught fire after being' in collision with the...
Life-Boats In New Zealand
EVER since the first pioneers settled in Canterbury, and sailing ships carried their cargo up the Heathcote River to Ferrymead, the ever-changing Sumner Bar has been notorious for its vicious moods and the number of lives and ships it has...
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YLA Section
COMPUTER SERVICE The Association is employing a computer service for membership records. In the interests of economy this will involve changes in the format of renewal notices, membership cards, tax deduction certificates and so on. A major...
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A Kayak
On Sunday 11 June 2006, a man launched his flat-topped kayak at Perranporth in Cornwall in anticipation of an afternoon's fun. Soon however he was overwhelmed by 2m surf. It washed him, out of control, round into a rocky cove and threw...