LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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Deck Level Exchange
At first glance the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the RNLI appear poles apart. But the world's largest coastguard service and the RNLI have united to set up an exchange programme to help both services improve their ability to save...
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A Speed Boat
RUNAWAY SPEEDBOAT THE Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, inshore rescue boat had an unusual service on l l th August when 'the Coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a speedboat was going round in circles' about one and a half miles...
The Life-Boat Service In 1931
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 108 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 75 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to - 62,866 February 29th, 1932 The Life-boat Service in 1931.
ALTHOUGH,...
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Contents
Contents Henry Blogg of Cromer, by Patrick Howarth 77 Lifeboat Services 78 yVLrl V Offshore Lifeboat Services, June, July and August 1975 82 454 Medical Arrangements in the RNLI: Part I History, by Geoffrey Hale, MBE MB B.CH ... 83 Naming...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
CLOUGHEY, Co. DOWN.—On the night of the 20th January the s.s. City of Lahore, belonging to Liverpool, stranded on Kearney Point. The Life-boat John was launched and proceeded to the steamer. The captain requested the boat to stand by, which...
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Head over hooves
TRAMORE | 16 NOVEMBER
Volunteers from Tramore RNLI went to the rescue of a bull stranded on a rocky ledge after it fell from a clifftop into the sea. With the animal secured by rope, and a...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
ROSSLARE HARBOUR, co. WEXFORD.— During a moderate E.S.E. gale on the 1st January signals of distress were observed at 9.30 A.M. on a schooner lying at anchor in Rosslare Bay. The crew of the Life-boat Tom and Jennie were assembled, and in a...
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Actuality
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—On Friday the 3rd of February, 1950, the motor vessel Actuality of London, on passage from Drogheda to Sunderland, entered Peterhead Bay to shelter from bad weather. Being short of food, she sent a boat ashore in...
Services of the Life-Boats In January, February and March. 15 Lives Rescued
JANUARY DURING January life-boats were launched on service 30 times but rescued no lives.
FIREMEN TAKEN TO BELGIAN TRAWLER Selsey, Sussex. At 8.20 on the morn- ing of 4th January, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary...
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