• THERE HAVE BEEN many lifeboat histories produced by Jeff Morris in recent years, all of which have been meticulously researched and illustrated.
The Story of the Hoylake and West Kirby Lifeboats is no exception. He traces...
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Soul searching There was extensive national and local TV, radio and press coverage in March of the painful unfolding story of a family lost to the sea at Scarborough. After an 11-year-old boy was swept off the front and his family attempted...
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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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ifeline Legacies are a vital element of the RNLI's funding, particularly for long-term capital expenditure. With signs of a decline in this source of income we examine the ways in which a legacy can indeed offer a lifeline to casualties...
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ONCE again it becomes our duty to draw the attention of our friends to the sta- tistics published by the Board of Trade, relative to the wrecks occurring on our rock-bound shores. The Register, re- cently laid before the public, furnishes...
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IT is very difficult to ascertain with any degree of exactitude when sliding or drop-keels first came into use. In the third volume of " An History of Marine Architecture," by John Charnock, F.S.A., published in 1802, there is a...
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ON the night of the 31st January- 1st February the sea invaded large areas of land in many parts of the east coast, when exceptionally high tides were driven higher by violent northerly winds often reaching gale force. The floods which...
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SOUTHPORT.—In accordance with the wishes of the crew a second Life-boat has been placed at this station. It is a large sailing boat, 42 feet long, and 13£ feet wide, and is constructed, in conformity with the views of a special...
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Escape to one of our luxurious villas in beautiful surroundings in this unigue new andalusian style village in the hilts near MarbeHa yet only 5 kms from the coast.
Spectacular views. Every comfort. Car and maid service...
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LIFEBOAT SMALL ADS TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY THE PRISMATIC HAND-HELD MARCHING COMPASS This brass compass is made in England to an extremely high standard of specification and is an improved version of the 'Standard Service Type...
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