LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The ability of a modern lifeboat to self-right after a capsize is a valuable safety feature, but just how is this achieved? Mike Floyd sets out to explain the principles behind a modern self-righting lifeboat without recourse to diagrams or...

power the lifeboat of the future Designed for deep sea rescue under all conditions, this all metal lifeboat sets the pace for the future. Superbly equipped and designed, the choice of Gardner diesel engines is a fitting tribute to the...

Wives and girlfriends of Llandudno lifeboat crew showed off their skills during a charity football match against the local police squad in May.. - View image in PDF

THREE GIRLS LANDED FROM GROUNDED CRUISER Poole, Dorset. At 11.50 on the night of Saturday the 31st August, 1963, the honorary secretary received a telephone message from Poole police that a small cabin cruiser had gone ashore off Brownsea...

Honorary Life-Governor.

The following have been appointed HONOR- ARY LIFE-GOVERNORS of the Institu- tion and have been presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G.,...

CLUNG TO WRECKAGE Penlee, and Sennen Cove, Cornwall.

At 2.58 a.m. on 23rd October, 1963, the coastguard at St. Just was informed by Land's End radio that a Spanish vessel had gone aground near Mount's...

Over 70% of our planet’s surface is water but who is in charge of traffic on this vast highway and how has maritime law evolved?

This year sees the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the...

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