LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Converted Life-Boat on the Kowie River, South Africa
A Converted Life-Boat on the Kowie River South Africa. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Foreign Life-Boat Services. Rescues from British Vessels In 1937 and Numbers of the Fleets
DURING 1937 help was given by foreign life-boat services to 21 British vessels.
Four of these services were by France, 2 by Iceland, 1 by Holland, 1 by Belgium, 1 by Norway and 15 by the United...
Category: Services
The S.S. Blair Devon, of Glasgow
FEBRUARY 23RD. - TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE.
At 12.15 in the afternoon the South Gare Lighthouse telephoned that a vessel was in difficulties 200 yards north-east of the lighthouse. A northerly gale was blowing and the sea was...
On the Road
Mobile Training Unit No. 7 (MTU 7) is one of eight RNLI mobile training units which are dedicated to providing training for lifeboat crews at their own stations. The units vary in size from a small van (MTU 8) to large mobile classroom units...
Category: Articles
Books
• The 1981 edition of Reed's Nautical Almanac (Thomas Reed Publications, £7.95) marks the golden jubilee of this popular publication. There cannot be many lifeboats which do not have a copy of Reed's on the chart table and the...
Category: Articles
Fig I: Bilge Keels Port and Starboard Take Weight of Hull So That Mild Steel Ballast Keel Can Be Slid Into Place
Fig. I: Bilge keels, port and starboard, take weight of hull so that mild steel ballast keel can be slid into place.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Auxiliary Yacht, Zarefa, of Brixham
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. At 1.55 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting towards North Stack. An easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat...
Letters
COINS AND STAMPS 0 Many thanks for putting my article on coins and stamps in the October Journal. One small point is that we gave the prices as at September, 1972, whereas they were September 1971. As forecast, the common varieties have...
Category: Correspondence
The Duke of Kent President the Duke of Atholl Chairman and Rear Admiral W J Graham
The Duke of Kent, president, the Duke of Atholl, chairman and Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, director of the RNLI. Beyond them, the Lady Mayoress and Lord Mayor of Westminster and RNLI vice-chairman, Mr Michael Vernon.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Arklow Fishing Boat Pride of Kilmichael
APRIL 12TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 8.45 in the morning a fishing boat at anchor in the South Shear was seen to be flying a distress signal, and at 9.30 the motor life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched. A north-westerly...