LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Use of a Line Thrown to Wrecked Vessels from the Shore
IT is a commonly-received opinion, that if a line can only be thrown over a stranded vessel, the salvation of those on board her is almost secured. It seems to be presumed that those at either end of this slender com- munication, after...
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J. W. Sebell
CLACTON.—On the morning of the 10th March news was received that a man had landed about two miles east of Clacton at eight o'clock in an open boat which was nearly full of water. He had been taken to a farmhouse by some labouring people,...
The Loughs of Berwick-On-Tweed
Chairman of the Berwick-on-Tweed Life-boat Station THERE has been a life-boat station at Berwick-on-Tweed for 118 years, and for the last thirty-four of those years the coxswain has been a Lough. A Lough is coxswain today, four of the...
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THE LIFEBOAT LOTTERY IS BACK
From 21 April, you can take part in our summer 2017 draw. You could win a first prize of £5,000, a second prize of £2,000, or seven other cash prizes. To take part, contact our Supporter Care Team on 0300 300 9990 or email...
Category: Articles
The Converted Ship's Life-Boat Witch
ADRIFT OVER 18 HOURS At 10.13 a-m- on 2^th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the fleet auxiliary vessel Tidepool was standing by the converted ship's lifeboat Witch, which had broken down and was drifting nine...
The Motor Cabin Cruiser De Santelle
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 28th June, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small cabin cruiser appeared to be in difficulty a mile east of Thorpe- ness. A moderate south-westerly wind was blowing...
The French Life-Boat Jean Charcot
SEPTEMBER 23RD. - APPLEDORE, DEVON. The French life-boat Jean Charcot, now in the service of the Institution, was on passage from Padstow to Milford Haven, but as a strong westerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, the life-boat was unable...
The Mersey Class Marine Engineer (Foreground) and the Aluminium Norwegian Norboat Class Pass the Delegates Aboard the Sailing Ship Christian Radich
The Mersey class Marine Engineer (foreground) and the aluminium Norwegian Norboat class pass the delegates aboard the sailing ship Christian Radich.. - View image in PDF
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Around the World In a Day?
Circumnavigate the world without ever leaving London - on 25 September the RNLI is cramming the entire planet into the confines of Battersea!. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Norwegian Liner Braemar, of Oslo
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 9 p.m. on 20th October, 1966, the honorary secretary intercepted a radio message from the Norwegian liner Braemar, of Oslo, requesting that a helicopter take off a sick man. The coastguard, however, was unable...