LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Four Elder Brethren of Trinity House Visited Rnli Hq and Poole Lifeboat on December 6 With Members of Poole Crew Are (L to R) Lieut-Commander K S Pattisson Hono
Four Elder Brethren of Trinity House visited RNLI HQ and Poole lifeboat on December 6. With members of Poole crew are (I. to r.) Lieut.-Commander K. S. Pattisson, honorary secretary, Major- General Farrant, Captain 1. R. C. Sounders, Captain... - View image in PDF
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Concerto and Martez (1)
Broken rudder THE YACHT Concerto, in difficulties ten miles north of Round Island, was reported to the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, lifeboat station by Falmouth Coastguard at 1618 on Tuesday June 22, 1982. Maroons...
Brookes & Gatehouse
HECTA echo sounder Model RS obtains the best of both worlds by using the rotating lamp system of display (with bright, everlasting light-emitting diodes) in the instrument case and a meter for the cockpit repeater. Hecta RS has a powerful 10...
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People and Places
Lottery To comply with Gaming Act requirements it was necessary to draw the 36th national lottery outside Poole headquarters for the very first time. The reason for this was that the date for the draw, January 31, fell on a Saturday. It did...
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Services of the Life-Boats In October, November and December, 1953. 85 Lives Rescued
OCTOBER DURING October life-boats were launched 42 times and rescued 16 lives.
DOCTOR TAKEN TO SHETLAND ISLAND Aith, Shetlands.—At 2.35 on the after- noon of the 2nd of October, 1953, the doctor at...
Category: Services
Y.L.A. Section
Recruiting Y.L.A. Members at Shows by Alasdair Garrett MEMBERSHIP of the Yachtsmen's Life-boat Supporters' Association has now reached 4,700—an increase of 2,000 in the last seven months. Y.L.A. members and other supporters of the...
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A Sailing Long Boat
FOLLOWING A MESSAGE received at 1553 on Saturday March 29, that a.sailing longboat from Wellesley Nautical School Community Home with six crew and an instructor on board had capsized one mile south of the fairway buoy, Blyth D class...
Mr Michael Vernon
Mr Michael Vernon, the new Chairman of the RNLI, pictured during his visit to the Poole headquarters and depot on 31 August 1989. - View image in PDF
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August
AUGUST Launches 41. Lives rescued 92.
AUGUST 1ST. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At about 1. 8 A.M. the Royal Naval shore signal station reported that a large steamer had run aground near the Chequer Shoal Buoy. The night was...
Category: Services
The Mayor of Winchester Councillor D Ball Being Helped Into Oilskins Ready to Take His Part In the Local Flag Day Over £1000 Was Raised An All Time Record for Winch
The Mayor of Winchester, Councillor D. Ball, being helped into oilskins ready to take his part in the local flag day. Over £1,000 was raised, an all time record for Winchester branch.
photograph by courtesy of... - View image in PDF
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