Is No. 43 of this Journal we described and illustrated the portable " Roller Skids " on which life-boats are hauled out of the wafer prior to placing them on their carriages, and in the 59th number an improved self-lubri- cating...
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Eleven men and fishing vessel saved In winds gusting to 90 knotsA difficult service in winds up to almost 90 knots earned coxswain / mechanic Hewitt Clark of the Lerwick lifeboat a Bronze Medal, recognising his leadership, seamanship and...
A summer wine and quiche party organised by Northampton ladies' guild and held at Castle Ashby, the home of the Marquess of Northampton, raised £1,133 for Aldeburgh lifeboat appeal. Conducted tours were taken round this delightful... - View image in PDF
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CLACTON-ON-SEA.—While a moderate gale was blowing from N.E., accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 24th January, a schooner was observed stranded on the Middle Spit Sands. The Life-boat Albert Edward was launched at 5.15 P.M. and sailed to the...
WHEN, in March, 1920, I paid my first visit to the Isle of Man, I did so for a double reason. I wanted to see all the Isle of Man Stations and to have the advantage of meeting the Honorary Secretaries and Committees. But the main object in...
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The following is the text of the report of the committee appointed by the Board of Trade to consider the question of boats, rafts, and life-saving apparatus carried by sea-going merchant ships: — " Liverpool, 25 October,...
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On the afternoon of the 26th of October, 1953, the Aberdeen No. 1 life-boat Hilton Briggs went to the help of the local fishing boat, Trustful III. In rough and confused seas a tow rope was made fast to the fishing boat, and the life-boat...
THE Queen's decision to name the new life-boat, The Royal British Legion Jubilee, at Henley-on- Thames on 17th July means that for the first time ever a reigning sovereign will have named one of the R.N.L.I.'s life-boats. Queen...
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IN 1947 life-boats went out to the help of vessels in distress 587 times and rescued 427 lives. • There were fewer launches, and fewer lives rescued, than in 1946, but these two years are together the busiest that the Lifeboat Service has...
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