LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Profiles of Lifeboats in the RNLI Fleet
52ft and 54ft Arun Profiles of Lifeboats in the RNLI Fleet 16ft D class and 17ft Gin C class inflatable Atlantic 21 a£W- ~ x - -* 50ft Thames 33ft Brede 48ft 6in Solent 37ft Oakley 48ft 6in Oakley 37ft 6in Pother 47ft Tyne 44ft...
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Azores Packet, of Falmouth
On the 12th June, during a heavy gale of wind from N.N.W., with rain, the schooner Azores Packet, of Falmouth, stranded in making for the harbour at St. Ives. The life-boat of the Institution was quickly launched, and rescued her crew of 4...
Kate, of Liverpool
On the 19th October signals of distress were observed from the schooner Kate, of Liverpool, driving ashore in Arklow Bay during a heavy gale of wind. The Ark- low life-boat was again promptly launched, and brought on shore the crew of 5 men,...
Six Sisters, of Hull
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
•—At 1.40 P.M. on the 18th August the St. Nicholas light-vessel fired guns and hoisted signals to indicate a vessel in distress somewhere E. by N. of the lightvessel.
One Way of Propelling the Atlantic 21 Launching Trolley: Dodo a Separate Conventional Four-Wheel Drive Tractor Encased In a Watertight 'Hull' of Steel and Armour Plate
One way of propelling the Atlantic 21 launching trolley: DODO a separate conventional four-wheel drive tractor encased in a watertight 'hull' of steel and armour plated glass. On the trolley itself, outboard, can be seen the cooling... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
Founded in 1824.—Supported by Voluntary Subscriptions.
PATRONESS—HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
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The Spanish Trawlers Monte Izankun and Costa da Isolda
Trawlers aided TWO SPANISH trawlers in difficulties two miles north of Skelligs rocks—one had a rope fouling her propeller and the other had engine trouble—on November 9, 1972, led to the Valentia, Co. Kerry, lifeboat being...
Other Life-Boat Launches
In addition to the services by life-boats which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full on pages 486, 502, 512, the following launches on service were made during the months June to August, 1968, inclusive: Aberdeen,...
Category: Services
KNIT A PAIR OF LIFESAVERS!
Are you a knitter? Woollen gifts have always helped raise funds and made great bespoke presents for loved ones. We asked one of our volunteers for a popular pattern that won’t tax the needles too much, but will still go down...
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The East Goodwin Lightship and a Schooner
On the 30th March, at 5.15 A.M., in reply to signals of distress the Life-boat Bradford and steam-tug Vulcan proceeded to the East Goodwin Lightship and found that she had been run into by a schooner, and had one of the vessel's crew on...