LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Spanish Big Samaritano
On the 13th February, the Spanish big Samaritano ran ashore on the Wedge Sand, off Margate. The two Mar- gate life-boats having failed to reach the wreck, and become disabled, intelligence of the disaster was conveyed to Ramsgate, together...
New Ways of Raising Money
Four girls of St. Margaret's House, Huyton College, Huyton, Liverpool— Janet Cranna, Penny Thomber, Jenny Giffin and Anne Mortimer—sent the following letter to the R.N.L.I.: 'Enclosed is a postal order for 14s. 6d. which is the total...
Category: Donations
Jane Sophia, of Aberystwith
The Royal Berkshire life-boat at Aberdovey brought safely into harbour the stranded schooner Jane Sophia, of Aberyst- with,' and her crew of 5 men, which vessel had gone ashore on the South Bank.
Hartlepool: Young supporter runs for lives
Millie Crangle is a 9-year-old RNLI supporter and the daughter of volunteer Crew Member Mark. Last year, she took on the Junior Great North Run to help save lives at sea – raising over £400 and
running 4km. Millie says: ‘It...
Category: Articles
Feature: Launching Saves Lives
The pages of the Lifeboat feature many brave and skilful rescues but it is easy to overlook that, before a lifeboat reaches a casualty, just launching can be a demanding task If all lifeboat stations were based in easily accessible harbours...
Category: Articles
Necessity of Life-Belts for Vessels' Crews
WE have from time to time advocated in the strongest terms the supply of efficient life-belts to the crews of all our merchantships, and have pointed out the duty that devolves on shipowners to provide'the same, although the law of the...
Category: Articles
Volvo
WITHENOUGHOFTHESE WECAN BUILD UPAFLOAT AND YOU COULD WIN ANEW VOLVO Volvo and the RNLI have, over the past eight years, together raised over £4 million to help save lives at sea.
To date, three lifeboats have been...
Category: Advertisement
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND.—The People's Journal No. 1 Life-boat was launched at noon on the 5th of January, 1886, some of the boats engaged in the haddock fishery having been overtaken by a strong gale of wind from the N.E. and. a heavy sea....
Category: Services
Coxswain Fred Walkington
Coxswain Fred Walkington (centre) with four of the crew who were out on August I I : (I to r) Rowland Stork, Paul Staveley, Second Coxswain Anthony Avre and Assistant Mechanic Brian Cundall. ohotoeranh hv courtesv of Yorkshire Pmi. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(left) Helen Turnbull brings Bridget Carmel into the Fleetwood Channel as the light begins to fade.
(left) Helen Turnbull brings Bridget Carmel into the Fleetwood Channel as the light begins to fade.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs