A new experimental life-boat with a glass-reinforced plastic hull and deck— she is 40-foot long-was on 15th January, 1969, on view tothe press at Newhaven, Sussex. Here the boat, which has a maximum speed of 19 knots and cruising speed of 17... - View image in PDF
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The sea stale during the joint service to Torridge Warrior can be judged from this photograph of the casualty under tow. When her sampsom post carried away Ilfracombe's lifeboat took up the tow from the fishing vessel's quarter posts... - View image in PDF
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AT 3.15 on the afternoon of 5th February, 1963, Niton radio informed St. Peter Port radio in Guernsey that the Norwegian motor vessel Johan Collett needed help immediately. Her position was fourteen miles west-north- west of Les Hanois...
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NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT MUSEUM On the quayside in the heart of the city's dockland is the largest display of Historic Lifeboats in Europe.
Come and see the Lizzie Porter from Holy Island, now fully restored, on the sole...
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by Portsmouth Publishing and Printing Calshot's Brede class lifeboat Foresters Future holds station alongside the yacht Software Mistress in the Solent while the lifeboat crew prepare to take off an injured crew member.
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Among the awards announced in the New Year Honours list were: Knights Bachelor Timothy Hugh Bevan, chairman, Barclays Bank PLC. Sir Timothy has been honorary treasurer of Balcombe and Staplefield branch since 1964 and was awarded the...
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To JOHN JAGO, on his retirement, after serving 35 years as Signalman and previously 16 years as a member of the crew of the Rye Harbour Life-boat, a Pension.
To ALEXANDER SINCLAIR, on his retirement, after serving 11 years...
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25 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, June 1965 issue SIX NEW STEEL LIFEBOATS After intensive trials extending over nearly a year the Institution has decided, in principle, to build six 44- foot steel life-boats. They will be to the...
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IN the course of five weeks of the war, from 10th October to 14th November, 1939, the motor life-boat at the Humber was out on service ten times and rescued 102 lives. For three of these services Coxswain Robert Cross was awarded a clasp to...
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Enniskillen on Lough Erne was the RNLI's first inland waterway lifeboat station. Lough Derg has swiftly followed Photo: Colin Watson. - View image in PDF
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