LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Louise (1)
JAN. 7TH - CLACTON-ON-SEA. AND WALTON AND FRINTON ESSEX. At about 4.38 P.M. the Clacton coastguard telephoned that a barge off Holland Sluice appeared to be in difficulties. Soon afterwards they reported that she was burning flares for help,...
Pensions for Widows and Orphans
As our readers are aware, it has been the practice of the Institution, from its earliest days, to make substantial grants to the widows and children of the gallant men who have lost their lives "on active service" in the cause of...
Category: Articles
Hanna
St. Helier, Jersey.—On the 19th of November, 1949, the life-boat rescued three from the ketch Hanna, of Poole.
Rewards, bronze medal and £24 12*.
(A full account of this service will be published in...
Holyhead - West Division
Holyhead (or Caergybi to Welsh speakers) is the largest town on Anglesey.
The harbour was built more than a century ago and its massive breakwater, sheltering some two miles of water from the fury of storms, took nearly 30... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes and News
ELSEWHERE in this issue will be found full accounts of services performed by the Life-boats at Lowestoft, Gorles- ton, Spurn and Stromness, for each of which the Committee have made special awards of the Institution's medals for...
Category: Articles
Service to Junella:
Service to Junella: Just alter midnight on September 29. 1980. Stornoway's 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat, Hugh William Viscount Cough, under the command of Coxswain Malcolm MacDonald launched on service to the motor fishing vessel Junella....
Category: Services
Lionel 'steps In' and Saves the Day...
Heft) Lionel Blair announces the winners and entertains the gathered crowds, (above) Stormy Stan, hereof the RNLI's junior membership scheme. Storm Force, mixes with showbiz.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Above: the Zetland
Above: The Zetland on show at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Local learning
Becoming a lifeboat crew member or lifeguard isn’t just a matter of doing a short course at the RNLI College. It’s the regular grassroots training that makes a lifesaver
Can you remember everything you’ve ever been...
Category: Articles
20,000th Shoreline Member Linda Catlin: Membership Was Part of Linda's 12Th Birthday Present from Her Parents
20,000f/i Shoreline member, Linda Catlin: membership was part of Linda's 12th birthday present from her parents.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs