LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lowering Ships' Boats at Sea
ON a former occasion we brought to the notice of our readers Mr. LACON'S improved plan for lowering boats, intended to prevent the recurrence of such lamentable accidents and fearful loss of life as had then recently taken place in the...
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Billow’s Crown, of St. Abbs
OCTOBER 20TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
During the morning the motor fishing boat Billow’s Crown, of St. Abbs, was caught in a south-east gale, with a rough sea, while returning from fishing. She had a crew of four. The...
Eastney Inshore Lifeboat Station's Open Day on May 1 Was a Time for Celebration: During a Crowded Afternoon Sir Alec Rose (Left) President of the Local Appeal Commit
Eastney inshore lifeboat station's Open Day on May 1 was a time for celebration: during a crowded afternoon Sir Alec Rose (left), president of the local appeal committee, handed over to Mrs Georgina Keen, a member of the Committee of... - View image in PDF
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A Hundred Years Ago
An extract from The Life-boat, or Journal of the National Shipwreck Institution, July, 1854.
Ix the autumn of 1853, a new life-boat was stationed at Dover by the Dover Humane Society to replace their old one. This boat...
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Kayaker on a knife edge
On an apparently ordinary day at the beach last Summer, a near tragedy was unfolding
It was just before midday on 30 August 2011 and a lone kayaker was enjoying the water off Sandsend,...
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Irvana
LIFE-BOAT STOOD BY Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 10.42 p.m.
on 23rd March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a trawler had gone ashore at Red bay. Ten minutes later a message was received that the vessel...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE.—A new 33- feet 10-oared Life-boat and carriage have been sent here in lieu of the old boat and carriage, which were becoming unfit for further service. The expense of the same was defrayed from the Life-boat Fund...
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Trinity House's Lightship No. 18
As part of RNLI 175th celebrations in August last year, Trinity House's Lightship No. 18 anchored off Clacton Pier and, under special licence, broadcast 70s music and jingles in recreation of pirate radio ship Radio Northsea... - View image in PDF
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Ebor Abbey
Early on the morning of the 27th September the Belhelvie coastguards reported that a vessel ashore one mile north of the watch-house was making distress signals. A moderate S.S.W.
breeze was blowing, with a very heavy sea....
Spotters Guide
In the Winter 96/97 issue, spotter's guide to lifeboat classes looked at the lifeboats of the Institution's all-weather fleet. In this issue, we bring you the inshore lifeboats and the only intermediate class in the fleet, the... - View image in PDF
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