LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Feature: the Tamar Unleashed
It was the day when two of the RNLI's most significant projects crossed paths: the Institution's latest lifeboat was on trial at a unique new facility. Previously, the launching of a Tamar lifeboat on a slipway had only been...
Category: Articles
Albert and India
AND KINGSDOWNE.—Two large vessels went on the Goodwin Sands on the 18th De- cember. They were the barque Albert, of Bremen, 750 tons, bound thence to the East Indies, and the barque India, of Shields, 700 tons, bound to that port from Quebec...
The Belgian Trawler Zeemalspit Aground—Yarmouth Life-Boat Picked Up Her Crew of Five
The Belgian Trawler Zeemalspit Aground—Yarmouth Life-Boat Picked Up Her Crew of Five. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Southern Cross
Lifeboatman put aboard yacht in gale force winds after skipper is taken ill The night-time rescue of two people aboard a yacht in gale force winds has earned Richard Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat,...
A Boat
Disaster averted at Whitby When two lifeboatmen at Whitby station spotted a small boat heading seawards one afternoon in January 2003, they knew the crew of three were putting their lives at riskHelmsman John Pearson and Mechanic Glenn...
Survivors from the Ferry Laerling Are Landed from Lerwick's Arun Class Lifeboat Soldian.
Survivors from the ferry Laerling are landed from Lerwick's Arun class lifeboat Soldian. Photo Ian Leask. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
October
Launches 30. Lives rescued 19.
OCTOBER 6TH. - PORT ERIN, AND PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. Shortly after two in the morning the Ramsey coastguard informed both life-boat stations that a ship was in distress W.S.W. of the...
Category: Services
Insight
RescUe Insight Here is just a handful of incidents from around the uK and Roi to give an insight into the thousands of lifeboat rescues carried out each year. see pages 20–27 for rescues marked and page 13 for a roundup of lifeguard activity...
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Bookshelf
No Day Too Long An Hydrographer's Tale by Rear Admiral G. S. Ritchie published by the Pent/and Press at £15.50 ISBN 1 872795 63 3 The chart is such a commonplace item aboard a boat that it is often taken for granted. But spare a...
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Lifeboat Lottery
ifeboat Will you win in Winter? Tickets for the Winter 2006 Lifeboat Lottery are available from 16 October-15 December 2006, with the draw taking place on 5 January 2007. If you don't already receive tickets regularly, please call 0845...
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