LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rnli National Lottery
MARY TAMM, the actress most remembered for her portrayal of Doctor Who's assistant in the long-running BBC serial, drew the RNLI's twenty-fifth national lottery on Monday April 30 at Poole HQ. Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a...
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An Aeroplane (101)
JULY 10TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat could find nothing, and later it was reported that a patrol boat had picked up an airman some miles from the position given to the life-boat...
An Aeroplane (11)
JANUARY 2 l ST. - FILEY, AND SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found except a big floating mine which was reported by the Scarborough life-boat. - Rewards : Filey, £11 12s.;...
A Small Boat
FEBRUARY 3RD. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. A small boat had been reported drifting, but she returned without help, although she had lost her rudder and had to be steered by an oar. Flashes had also been reported, but nothing could be found. -...
None (53)
SEPTEMBER 26TH. - KILLYBEGS, CO. DONEGAL. A sailing boat had been reported in distress, but no boat was found or reported missing. The Bullock-More Buoy had broken adrift and may have been mistaken for a boat. - Rewards, £8...
"Prudential." Naming Ceremony of the New Ramsgate Motor Life-Boat
Naming Ceremony of the new Ramggate Motor Life-boat.
THE naming ceremony of this, the first of a new type of Motor Life-boat, took place on 14th April last in the Inner Harbour at Ramsgate. The full cost of the Boat,...
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Waiting for Rescue Part II By J D Sleightholme
In the second part of his examination of possible yachting predicaments, reproduced here by kind permission of Yachting Monthly, Des Sleightholme asks Coxswains Dave Kennett of Yarmouth, loW, Griff Jones of Porthdirllaen and Ian Johnson of...
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Lifeboat Classified
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Unsung Heroes: Steve Robinson
Kinghorn Lifeboat Station’s tractor driver tells us what it’s like to be a part of the RNLI family
How are you involved with the RNLI?
I was senior helm, retiring in 1995. In 2014 I rejoined as tractor driver....
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List of Forthcoming Life-Boat Days
THE following lists show the of Life-boat Days in the various districts, and also those places where Life-boat Days have been arranged but the dates have not yet been definitely fixed owing to the uncertainty caused by the present industrial...
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