LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Brookes & Gatehouse Ltd
Over fifty R.N.L.I.
life boats are now equipped with HECTA echo sounders The HECTA Echo-sounder is designed for indefinite use in open cockpits. It's simple meter-type display provides a very clear indication of depth...
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Inshore Rescue Boats
From July to September the new fast inshore rescue boats were launched on service thirty-three times and rescued seven lives. The following is the list of services or attempted services: Date Station 1963 July 10th: Mudeford July...
Category: Services
Night Signals
NIGHT SIGNALS (wwfead of Ae a&ooe). Lights in Triangle or Square.
X i Pour lanterns and two yards, each not less than four feet long, will be sufficient—as only one signal will be used at night.
These...
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Sea of Montrose & the Amerecan Ship Joseph Fish
Several services have been j performed this year by the valuable Life- boat on this station, the Bradford, in conjunction with her handy and ever- ready consort, tho harbour steam-tug Vulcan. Tho first was that rendered on the 7th January....
PARTNERS IN INNOVATION: RNLI AND HELLY HANSEN
Helly Hansen is working with the RNLI to defeat drowning
The sailing gear icon will deliver safety messages to its customers, raise money, and supply the very best kit to the RNLI’s lifesavers. The new kit, due to go on...
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The Cooperative Bank
A Loan from • •J APR is as near as your phone Specially negotiated rates for RNLI members Borrow any amount between £500-£15,000 Funds transferred directly to your bank account Monthly repayment LOAN £ IS, 000 7,000 4,000...
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Feathered friend
28 January: Littlehampton Crew Member Jon Maidment is pictured with ‘Sammy’ the swan. The crew found Sammy bleeding and in distress with fishing line lodged in his throat, picked him up (but not without some...
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The "Dunleary" (Civil Service No. 6). Presented By the Civil Service Life-Boat Fund
A Non-self-righting Motor Life-boat of the Watson type (45 ft by 12 ft. 6 in.}. Fitted with a Tylor engine developing 60 B.H.P.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lord Inchcape Chairman of the City of London Appeal Escorts the Lord Mayor of London Col Sir Ronald Gardner-Thorpe Cbe Id Up the Beautiful Staircase of the Fishmongers' Hall to the Banq
Lord Inchcape, chairman of the City of London appeal, escorts the Lord Mayor of London, Col Sir Ronald Gardner-Thorpe, GBE ID, up the beautiful staircase of the Fishmongers' Hall to the banquetting hall. With them (centre front) is John... - View image in PDF
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Breadwinner
Holy Island, Northumberland. - 11.45 in the morning of the 6th of February, 1948, the coxswain saw that a fishing coble was in danger of driving on to the Megstone Rock, and the motor h'fe-boat Gertrude was launched at 12.20.<...