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The Lady Louisa

Date: November 1892

Volume: 15

Issue: 166

RHYL.—A steamer was observed flying signals of distress about three miles N.N.E. of Rhyl pier, in a strong W.N.W.

breeze and a heavy sea at 5 P.M. on the 5th February. The Life-boat Jane Martin put off to her assistance...

Lady of the Lake

Date: August 1878

Volume: 10

Issue: 109

SIDMOUTH AND EXMOUTH. — On the 29th March, the smack Lady of the Lake, of Portsmouth, was seen to show signals of distress off High Peak. A strong E. to E.N.E. gale was blowing at the time,accompanied by snow. The Lifeboat Bimington,...

Lady Norton, Mbe Centrallondon

Date: Summer 1974

Volume: 43

Issue: 449

Lady Norton, Mbe Central London. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Beaufort (Air-Sea) Equipment Ltd

Date: July 1972

Volume: 42

Issue: 440

Beaufort The professional's choice for lifejackets and inflatable boats Like many other seafaring professionals R.N.L.I, specify Beaufort inflatable lifejackets.

You too can choose from the 1972 range of Beaufort...

Category: Advertisement

An Air-Sea Rescue launch

Date: December 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 394

Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 29th of September, 1960, the Royal Air Force detachment at Tenby requested the use of the life- boat Henry Comber Brown to tow in one of their air-sea rescue launches, which had broken...

What Are Lifeboats Made Of? By James Paffett Rcnc Ceng Frina Honfni Frsa Chairman of the Technical Consultative Committee

Date: Summer 1983

Volume: 48

Issue: 485

For modern boats there is a choice. Wood, glass reinforced plastic, steel and aluminium are all very good, well tried materials. The first three have all been used for RNLI lifeboat hulls while aluminium is used for superstructures. All have...

Category: Articles

Coxswain Alan Thomas of the Tenby Lifeboat

Date: Winter 1990

Volume: 51

Issue: 511

Coxswain Alan Thomas of the Tenby lifeboat.. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

A Royal Air Force Machine

Date: April 1938

Volume: 30

Issue: 333

Montrose, Angus. — 14th October, 1937. A Royal Air Force machine had crashed in Lunan Bay and sunk. One man was lost. The other was rescued by a fishing boat.—Rewards, £9 12*. 6

A Royal Air Force Aeroplane

Date: December 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 340

Aith, Shetlands.—20th August, 1939.

Rockets had been seen by the coastguard, and a message was received that a Royal Air Force aeroplane was missing, but the life-boat found nothing.

—Rewards, £8 13,9...

Armistice Day, 1928

Date: June 1929

Volume: 27

Issue: 298

Armistice Day last year was celebrated by the Life-boat Crew at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston in the same way as during the previous two years.

The Crew, headed by the Coxswain and Second Coxswain, each bearing a wreath,...

Category: Articles