LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Nellie
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—The motor life-boat Queen Victoria was launched at 12.45 A.M. on the 29th June to search for the motor fishing boat Nellie.
The Nellie had left Sark for Guernsey with five people on board during...
Captain 'Wally' Patch Master of the North Sea Ferries Mv Norwave Receives from Lt Alan Tate Divisional Inspector (North East) a Framed Letter of Thanks Signed By the Chairman of the Rnli
Captain 'Wally' Patch, master of the North Sea Ferries MV Norwave, receives from Lt Alan Tate, divisional inspector (North East), a framed letter of thanks signed by the Chairman of the RNLI. The presentation was made in recognition... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Henry Browne & Son Ltd
The new experimental Hatch-boat built by Wm. Osborne Ltd., of Littlehampton for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution who specify Sestrel compasses.
COMPASSES Write for illustrated catalogue of compasses, post free on...
Category: Advertisement
New Films Available
Three new films are now available to branches. All are in colour and 16 m.m.
sound.
One of the new films. From Baltimore to Littlehampton, which runs for 12 minutes, tells the story of how the 44-foot...
Category: Articles
Best Wreck Service of the Year
The Hartland (Devon) life-saving apparatus company has been awarded the Minister of Transport's shield for the best wreck service for the year 1962- 1963. The award has been made for the rescue of the crew of seven of the Royal Fleet...
Category: Awards
Spirit
spIRIt Storyteller, boatman and hero Anglesey has seen more than its fair share of difficult rescues. Carol Waterkeyn hears how Margaret O’Leary’s grandfather played a pivotal role This year marks the 80th anniversary of an outstanding...
Category: Articles
Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, Chairman of the Committee of Management, Presented the R.N.L.I.'s Gold Medal to Vice-Admiral d'Harcourt, President de la Societe Centrale de Sauventage des Naufrages
d'Harcourt, President de la Societe Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufrages. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Freemen of the Sea, By Dora Walker
Freemen of the Sea, by Dora Walker (A. Brown & Sons, Ltd., B.C. 1. 10/6) Miss DORA WALKER, who is president of the Whitby Ladies' Life-boat Guild, has written a charming anecdotal book about the seafarers of Whitby; a series of...
Category: Articles
Long Service Awards
THE LONG SERVICE BADGE for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more has been awarded to: Abersoch Crew Member B. D. McGill Clogher Head Motor Mechanic J. Garvey Eastbourne Coxswain G. Cole Fishguard...
Category: Awards
News
Your guide to what's been going on in the world of the RNLI
Stepping up the safety message
The RNLI’s thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones to the sea in 2016. A summer of hot weather...
Category: Articles