LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Coxswain/Asst. Mechanic Brian Patten. Achill Island
Coxswain/Asst. Mechanic Brian Patten.
Achill Island Received the Silver Medal (or u service to a fishing vessel in atrocious weather conditions, "...he pushed the lifeboat lo her limit m ihe hea y sea.' See the... - View image in PDF
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Weymouth's Arun Lies Afloat
Weymouth's A/un lies afloat between two piles in front of the lifeboat house.
The access jetty is built over the remains of the old slipway and the station's Atlantic 75 is now in a purpose-built house downstream... - View image in PDF
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Two Danish Fishing Vessels
AUGUST 6TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
Two Danish fishing vessels had been reported making heavy weather, but the lifeboat could not find them. They had made for the River Tyne. - Rewards, £11 18s. 6d..
A Sailing Yacht
JULY 20TH. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES.
A sailing yacht had been dismasted, but there was no danger to life and the lifeboat helped the yacht to Crinan. - Property salvage case..
A Fishing Boat (18)
NOVEMBER 6TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.
CORK. A fishing boat had gone ashore, but she was refloated by small boats when the tide rose. - No rewards desired by the lifeboat crew..
A Ladies' Club's Gifts.
Since 1941 the Ladies' Unity Club, of Boston Manor, Baling, has presented the line-throwing pistol, searchlight and compass for the Aldeburgh No. 2 lifeboat, and the line-throwing pijtols for the life-boats at Sunderland and Newquay,...
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A Fishing Vessel
NOVEMBER 21ST. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE. A fishing vessel had been reported in distress, and sank, but hercrew landed in their own boat. Men of the R.A.F. and R.A. helped in getting the lifeboat launched and re-housed. - Rewards,...
The Changes In the Institution's Life-Boat Fleet Since 1897
ANY changes in the composition of the fleet of Life-boats under the management of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION must always be a subject of considerable interest to those whose business it is to study the question of the best type...
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Held Over
THE following regular features of The Lifeboat are held over until the November issue :—" Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen," "Awards to Honorary Workers," " Gifts from Life-boat Crews," and" Gifts from...
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Flashback To'85. Simone Nylander and Erkan Mustafa - Stars of 'Grange Hill'
Flashback to '85. Simone Nylander and Erkan Mustafa - stars of 'Grange Hill' - launch Storm Force in the company of Staff Coxswain (now the RNLI's Assistant Training Officer) Edward Mallinson and members of the Calshot... - View image in PDF
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