PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM.—The crew of this Life-boat haying expressed a desire to be provided •with a larger boat, a new one has accordingly been furnished to them, of the following dimensions: length, 32 feet; breadth, 7£ feet; number of...
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Ten hour service to disabled fishing vessel in gale force winds The coxswains of both the Penlee and Sennen Cove lifeboats, Neil Brockman and Terry George, have been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal following a joint service to a...
THIS year has been one of exceptional interest with regard to the development of Marine Motors, and it will be satis- factory to the supporters of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to know that the subject of placing motors in...
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(See Diagrams on next page.) The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 7i feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the...
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APRIL 3 0 T H . - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 12.10 A.M. information was received that a vessel was in distress on the North side of Wick Bay. A fresh S.E. breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. The motor life-boat City of...
OCT. 25TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
Shortly before 9 A.M. the coastguard reported that the trawler Star of Victory, of Aberdeen, was ashore off Keiss, in Sinclair Bay. A light N.N.E. wind was blowing. The sea was smooth....
HYTHE, KENT.—The NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat establishment in the neighbourhood of this place, the station being styled the Hythe, Sandgate, and Folkestone Life-boat Station. The boat is manned by a joint crew of...
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HARTLEPOOL.—On the 24th March the schooner Ann, of Colchester, was seen about 6 A.M. making for Hartlepool, apparently in distress. When she was within about 2 miles of the harbour the No. 3 Life-boat John Clay Barlow put off to her, and...
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by Ti feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the air-eases, which give extra buoyancy...
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Clarke, Chapman Ships' Auxiliary Machinery BACKED by three quarters of a century of experience in the manufacture of Deck Auxiliaries, the Company has built up a tradition of efficiency and dependability which extends throughout the...
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