35 years ago The report of the 1959 AGM in the June 1959 issue of THE LIFEBOAT makes an interesting comparison with that of its successor 35 years later, the costs may be missing several zeros compared with today's figures but threeand-...
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Lifeboat launches on service during the months December, 1973, January and February ,1974 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire January 4.
Aith, Shetland February 13.
Amble, Northumberland February...
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JUNE 3RD. - TORBAY, DEVON. A small boy had fallen over the cliff, but was rescued by a rowing boat. - Rewards, £4 16s. 6d..
MARCH 5TH. - GALWAY BAY. A man was seriously injured in a bad accident on the island of Kilronan, and it was necessary to take him to hospital on the mainland.
All the local boats were out fishing. So at 1.30 P.M., the...
Air bags which, when inflated, will initiate righting are fitted to Atlantic 21 ILBs (right above), and to Watson and Barnett lifeboats (right). - View image in PDF
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contents neWs including 10 new FOR DARTMOUTH saving lives on the river, beach and open sea 11 YOUTHFUL CRew SeT SAIL seafaring experience with a difference 1 LIFeGUARDS wORK weT SUMMeR norfolk’s first season 15 STAYInG In TOUCH membership...
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Lifeboat Services from page 191 he would ground and he was advised to anchor.
A quarter of an hour later Pass of Dirriemore had dropped her anchor some seven miles south west of Hartland, and it held. By 0300 the wind had...
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Chosen for reliability QUEEN'S AWARD INDUSTRY 1966 1967 The 70 ft boats for the RNLI are each fitted with two 7-inch alternators and control equipment screened and suppressed to comply with BS 1597/1963.
LUCAS and CAV...
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Books . . .
• Every now and again a book is added to the lifeboat library which can be recognised at once as a 'classic'. Such is A Source Book of Lifeboats by Ray Kipling (Ward Lock, £3.50). Few people can...
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The Prince of Wales's Introduction to General Seely's Life-boat Book.
H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, E.G., has written the following introduction to the book on the Life-boat Service by Major-General Seely :— "...
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