LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
GROOMSPORT, IRELAND.—A new life-boat has been stationed at Groomsport, County Down, by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and a branch of the Society established there. Lying at the entrance to the bay of Belfast, this station will afford a...
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Keeping History Preserved
Keeping history preserved I read the feature on the National lifeboat Collection at Chatham with great interest, unfortunately the collection does not include the 'jewel in the crown', the oldest existing lifeboat in the world - the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (50)
APRIL 4TH. - FLEETWOOD LANCASHIRE.
A Bristol Hampden aircraft had been reported missing but nothing was found.
- Rewards, £12 9s. 9d..
An Aeroplane (57)
APRIL 11TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET. A burning aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea, but nothing except a patch of oil was found. - Rewards, £8 8s..
An Aeroplane (116)
AUGUST 6TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A burning aeroplane had been seen to crash into the sea, but only oil and smashed timber were found. - Rewards, £14 1s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (179)
NOVEMBER 15TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX.
A British aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £9 7s..
The Fishery Patrol Vessel Switha (1)
Patrol vessel holed IN EASTERLY GALES early on Thursday January 31, 1980, fishery patrol vessel Switha, bound for Leith, ran aground on the rocks near Herwit Buoy in the Firth of Forth, a mile south east of Inchkeith Island. She was holed...
The Met Office
THE WEATHER TO SAIL, OR NOT.
PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON BOURNEMOUTH Accurate information on weather conditions is essential for all seagoing activities. You can obtain detailed descriptions of present conditions, the 24 hour...
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Launches
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Category: Services
"Heroes of the Sea." Over a Thousand Pounds Made by a Life-Boat Film
Over a Thousand Pounds made by a Life-boat Film.
IN 1930 British International Pictures made a film called " The Lady from the Sea," in which the principal inci- dent was a life-boat rescue. Part of the scenes...
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