LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boats of the United Kingdom
LII. PLYMOUTH.—The Clemency, 34 feet by 7 feet 9 inches, 10 oars.
ALTHOUGH the history of Plymouth is intimately connected with the exploits of the renowned and adventurous sailors of the Elizabethan era, it does not seem...
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Levant, of Bristol
On the evening of llth May, a signal of distress having been hoisted at the Rock Light, the Rescue tubular life-boat immediately pro- ceeded down the Rock Channel, in tow of the steam-tug Universe, till within a mile and a quarter of the...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
WHITBY.—On the 1st October, at 4 P.M., the Life-boat Harriott Forteath was launched and put four of the crew of a Cornish fishing-boat, the Matchless, on board their vessel, which was riding at anchor near Whitby Rock, and was in great...
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A Latvian Cargo Ship
Latvian ship listing Barra lifeboat escorted a cargo ship and her 10 crew to safety on 6 January after she was looking close to capsize. The Latvian ship's timber cargo had shifted causing her to lean 50 degrees to port in 8m seas and...
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THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION VOL. XLI MARCH 1968 No. 423 CONTENTS PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN ..................... 2 NOTES OF THE...
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Clifford James
THERMAL WARMTH COMBAT COLD, DAMP WINTER WEATHER! BRING THERMAL COMFORT TO YOUR FEET.
ALASKA DE-LUXE ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTESTHESEARETHE p»| I r ATUCD ORIGINALAUD KtAL LcAlnlK WINTER BOOTS WERE CLEARING AT 10.99 • m FREE i...
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The Humber
THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE On the 27th February, 1941, the Humber life-boat rescued the crew of eight of the balloon ship Thora.
COXSWAIN ROBERT CROSS was awarded a clasp to his bronze medal..
Category: Medals
Feature: 'Gallant Rescue By Ladies'
Romantic fiction often portrays Victorian women as weak, passive creatures, but the list of RNLI Gallantry Medal awardees shows another side. Nineteen women have been awarded Medals for Gallantry in the RNLi's history.
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Life-Lines
BONNIE little Life-boat! Going out to seat What a splendid picture, Wherever she may be! Valiant little Life-boat! We know the signal well; Of vessels in distress, As rings the Life-boat bell.
Useful little Life-boat I...
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Morag
Knockdown JUST AS Lytham-St Anne's lifeboat was being moored after returning from exercise at sea on Saturday afternoon, June 6, 1981, Liverpool Coastguard informed the station honorary secretary that an unconfirmed report had been...