lifeboat
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On 8 September 2015, the station closed - swiftly followed by an appeal to raise the £500,000 needed to fund an independent lifeboat.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
A lifeboat was launched at 03:22 BST, with an inshore lifeboat also launched.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But under Steinem’s editorship, which lasted until the sale of the magazine in 1987, it became both a beacon and a lifeboat for many contemporary women—a centerpiece of feminism’s second wave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"We spotted life buoys and a lifeboat but it was empty. Unfortunately, no survivors have been found so far," he said, indicating that search and rescue operations were ongoing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The lifeboat briefly floated in a sea of fruit.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
He said he had not seen any lifeboats aboard the ferry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
"We simply couldn't rescue everyone in time. There were too few rescue personnel, and the lifeboats they brought were too small, they couldn't travel very far."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
They lower themselves into one of the few lifeboats, leaving Jim on deck: Should he flee like a rat or wake the sleeping passengers, knowing that they, and he, cannot survive?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Here are some of our favorite lifeboats during a year of rough seas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Uniformed men tried their best to round up the humans to stand near their lifeboats and be counted.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
