LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ebenezer
Baltimore, Co. Cork;—At about 9.20 in the morning of the 9th of June, 1948, fishermen returning to harbour reported a boat in distress off Fastnet Rock.
It was thought that she might be the local motor fishing boat Ebenezer...
Page & Moy
Destinations include: Spitzbergen, Fjords & North Cape 15 nights from 14 - 29 August Cruise No. 4A01 The National Trust Northern Capitals Cruise 7 nights from £74!t 21 - '2X August Cruise No. 4YI3 Magnificent Norwegian Fjords 7...
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In This Issue
In this issue Institution News 2 Letters 9 Feature Advancing a great cause 10 A review of the 150 year history of the Lifeboat magazine Lifeboats in action 14 Award-winning rescues - including the first award for an RNLI lifeguard The...
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Celine
On the 18th March theLife-boat Lcetitia saved the crew of the schooner Celine, which -was wrecked on the Holm Sand in a strong N.B. gale.
The master having refused to abandon his vessel, the Life-boat had to return to the...
Triton
— On the 28th August the Life-boat Wolverhampton was launched to ! the assistance of the Prussian barque j Triton, wrecked in Swansea Bay, and was successful in saving one man, who had j clung to the foretop. Two of the Triton's j...
The Libra
A vessel was observed in the offing making direct for Saltburn, at 2 P.M. on the 8th December, and as a tremendous sea was running, and the wind was blowing a gale from the E.N.E., the crew of the Life-boat Charles and Ann were summoned, and...
Jessie and Cheshire Witch
On the 11th January, news was received at this station that the services of the China life-boat were urgently needed in Torbay, as many vessels were in great danger of being wrecked during a strong gale of wind from the N.E. The China...
The Life-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
Fig. i.
Body Plan. Midship Section.
The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1...
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Boatman's Licence
The Board of Trade have prepared a scheme for the issue of boatmen's licenses to people in charge of small passenger vessels which ply in inland or in estuarial waters, or go only short distances to sea.
The scheme,...
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A Wellington Bombing Aeroplane
APRIL 29TH. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON.
At 4.45 A.M. the naval officer in charge at Appledore reported that an aeroplane had crashed, and a quarter of an hour later he asked for the life-boat to be sent to help naval and R.A.F....