LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
United States Life-Saving Service
THERE were 269 stations in this Life- saving Service at the close of the fiscal year which ended on the 30th June, 1900, this total being 4 in excess of that for the previous year. Of this number (269) 194 were situated on the Atlantic and...
Category: Articles
Two Boats, Two Rowing Boats, a Motor Boat, a 14-foot Boat
TWO YOUTHS SAVED—FOUR BOATS ESCORTED Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 11.20 on the morning of Sunday, the 29th September, 1963, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in trouble off the river Tyne. This was confirmed by...
A Motor Cruiser
Motor cruiser stranded ON THE AFTERNOON OF Sunday August 11, 1985, Mr Anthony Wylie, the watchman of the east pierhead at Ramsgate, was following the progress of a 16ft motor cruiser. She was approaching the harbour from the south, having...
One Man Rescued from Dutch Lighter
Ax 9.14 on the evening of the 7th of December, 1959, the honorary secretary of the Torbay, Devon, life-boat station, Mr. F. W. H. Park, was informed by the coastguard at Berry Head that the Dutch tug Cycloop, which was shelter- ing in Torbay...
Category: Services
Motor Life-Boats of the Institution. No. 8.—The Dover Life-Boat for the Help of Aeroplanes
AT Dover is stationed the only motor life-boat of this type, specially designed for the special conditions of the Straits, across which there is not only the heavy passenger steamer traffic, but a con- siderable daily traffic by aeroplanes,...
Category: Articles
Classifieds
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Category: Advertisement
The New 47-Feet Life-Boat
A NEW 47-feet Watson cabin life-boat, the first of her kind, completed her trials during the summer of 1955. She has now been sent to her station at Thurso, Caithness-shire.
The new life-boat is a development of the 46-feet...
Category: Articles
Seaham Life-Boat the Next Day
In spite of all the pounding the hull, as can be seen, was little damaged. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Burnham on Crouch Station Open Day 2000
Burnham on Crouch station open day 2000. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On the 12Th Day of Christmas...
Left to right - Mr and Mrs Tomlmson. Andrew Hartwell. MD of George Hartwell Ltd, Brendan Eley, Andrew Malyon, Gerry Knight, Mrs Maylon and Mrs Knight.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs