LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Lord Mayor of London Sir Charles Trinder Unveiled a Plaque on 4Th March 1969 to Commemorate the Foundation of the RNLI on 4Th March 1824 at 26 Bishopsgate
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Charles Trinder, unveiled a plaque on 4th March, 1969, to commemorate the foundation of the R.N.L.I. on 4th March, 1824, at 26 Bishopsgate, London. It was on this site that a meeting was held which led to the... - View image in PDF
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She Is Ex-Lifeboat the Three Sisters (On771),
• She is ex-lifeboat The Three Sisters (ON771), a 35ft motor Liverpool lifeboat. She was stationed at Coverack, Cornwall, between 1934 and 1954 where she launched 26 times saving 61 lives. She was sold out of service in 1964 and has had a... - View image in PDF
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St.Ives: the Yacht Ladybird Aground Just West of Whicker Point
St Ives: The yacht Ladybird aground just west of Whicker Point and swamped by breaking waves. St Ives 37ft Oakley lifeboat Frank Penfold Marshall and a helicopter from RNAS Culdrose continue the search for the missing yachtsman while St Ives... - View image in PDF
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The Ladies' Life-Boat Guild. New President: General Council
AT the personal request of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Sutherland has accepted the Presidency of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in succession to the Marchioness of Carisbrooke, and she inaugurated her Presidency by issuing an...
Category: Articles
The Motor Fishing Vessels Ocean Venture, Lead Us, and Wakeful
Whitby, Yorkshire - At 12.40 p.m.
on 5th January, 1967, news was received that three local fishing vessels were still at sea and the weather was deteriorating rapidly with very heavy seas breaking at the approach to the...
(Left) the RNLI Flag Made By Gnosall Branch
(Left) The RNLI flag made by Gnosall branch members flies proudly at The Horns, saluted by Geoff Threadgold, a long-standing Shoreline supporter and now branch honorary secretary.. - View image in PDF
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Main Picture Other Page - the Volunteers Moor Up
Main picture other page - The volunteers moor up and grab a quick break before moving out again. Inset - Ian Canavan and Aguinaldo Namburete take a D class up the flooded river. - View image in PDF
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North Cornwall Visit of the Duke of Kent President of the Institution to Five Stations In North Cornwall
Five lifeboat stations in North Cornwall were visited on June 27 by our president, HRH The Duke of Kent. Such great interest did His Royal Highness take in all he was shown and in all the lifeboat people he met—crew members and their wives,...
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Derby Branch Commissioned Roderick Lovesey the Derbyshire Artist
Derby branch commissioned Roderick Lovesey, the Derbyshire artist, to paint a lifeboat scene. A raffle for the original oil painting, The Rescue, is just ending, but a limited edition of 250 full colour prints (19'/2inx.26in) each signed... - View image in PDF
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I Was Rescued By The Padstow Lifeboat In 1968 [pictured]
I was rescued by the Padstow lifeboat in 1968 [pictured] when I was 20, together with five members of my extended family . - View image in PDF
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