LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
What Are Lifeboats Made Of? By James Paffett Rcnc Ceng Frina Honfni Frsa Chairman of the Technical Consultative Committee
For modern boats there is a choice. Wood, glass reinforced plastic, steel and aluminium are all very good, well tried materials. The first three have all been used for RNLI lifeboat hulls while aluminium is used for superstructures. All have...
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Suffolk Coast
Angle, Pembrokeshire.—-At noon on the 15th January, 1938, a message was received that a doctor was wanted on board the steamer Suffolk Coast, of Liverpool, which was anchored off Milford Haven, and that no ordinary boat could make the trip....
Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, Dec. 6, 1855. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair.' Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
Read and...
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RNLI In Action
RNLI in action This quarter’s highlights of the many hundreds of lifeboat launches and lifeguard incidents around the UK and Republic of Ireland Month of mudness Helmsman ‘Tommo’Thompson and crew from Exmouth, Devon, rescued two 14-year-olds...
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Euphemia, of Maryport
The Wexford and Carnsore Life-boats were also off to the barque Euphemiat, of Maryport, which became & total wreck oa the Tuskar rock, in a very heavy sea, on.
the 13th December. When the last-named boat reached the...
The Loss of Life on and Near Our Coasts
A CAREFUL or interested reader of the article in THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL for last November, on the " Wreck Register and Chart for the year ended June 30th, 1884," cannot but be struck by the me- lancholy fact shown by the statistics,...
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The Motor Life-Boat Returns, a Journey of Twenty Miles, at the Height of the Gale
The Motor Life-Boat Returns A Journey of Twenty Miles at The Height of the Gale She Attempts To Get Alongside The Wreck Three Times She Is Swept Past By The Seas and Tide. - View image in PDF
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Meetings of Committee
Thursday, Feb. 3,1853. Capt. STEPHENSON ELLERBT in the Chair.
Confirmed minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
The Rev. SHAFTO ORDE reported that...
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Men Behind the Medals
The Annual Presentation of Awards Ceremony in London provides a rare opportunity to gather together some of the year's medal winners and allow them to talk about their lifeboats, their services and their methods and views.Silver...
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