LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards
SUNSHINE greeted lifeboat people from all parts of the country who began to gather on South Bank, by the River Thames, early on Tuesday May 11 for what was to be a most moving and memorable day.
It was a day which...
Category: Awards
Medical Aspects of the Life-Boat Service
ESTABLISHED by Sir William Hillary in 1824 when the seas around the British Isles were crowded with small sailing vessels, fishing and carrying cargoes, the R.N.L.I. was primarily concerned with saving lives from shipwreck. One of the...
Category: Articles
Franklin Mint Limited.
COLLECTORS EDITION GAME All ten classic playing tokens are crafted in pewter and embellished with 22 carat gold. Board shown much smaller than actual size of 203/«"L x 201/." W x 3"H.
The exclusive...
Category: Advertisement
The Fundraisers
Some w a y s of f i l l i n g t he CO f f e r s . . . A clean sweep! The Royal Burgh of Cullen ladies lifeboat guild, established in May 1990, recently held a tombola evening which raised £700. The village of Cullen in north east...
Category: Articles
Kate and Mary, of Arklow
On the llth Sep- tember, the smack Kate and Mary, of Ark- low, was observed riding at anchor in a dangerous position during a fierce gale of wind from the S.E., a boy only having been left on board. The Arundel Vendbles life-boat, stationed...
Marske Fisherman's Choir Founded Simply to Give Pleasure to Others Has Made a Second Lp Record In Aid of the Lifeboat Service the Record from the Profits of Which
Marske Fisherman's Choir, founded simply to give pleasure to others, has made a second LP record in aid of the lifeboat service. The record, from the profits of which it is hoped to fund an inshore lifeboat, is available from A. M. Lloyd... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Classic International Cruises,
SUMMER 2005 CRUISE COLLECTION Our summer 2005 cruise programme is packed with a fantastic selection of 52 great value cruises with a choice of four ships cruising from 8 convenient British departure ports. We are pleased to introduce to RNLI...
Category: Advertisement
L'Etoile, of St Malo
The brig L'Etoile, of St. Malo, from Oette, bound to Riga, laden with salt, got on the rocks a little to the east- ward of Sudmore, at 9'30 P.M., on the 3rd of May. The night was intensely dark, a fresh gale blowing from the S.W.,...
M.F.V. Boy Nick
MFV aground A RED FLARE fired over Barmouth Bar was seen by the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 2140 on Wednesday November 22, 1978. Just after he had alerted Coxswain Evan Jones, the honorary secretary heard by telephone...
Lifeboat Services
South East Division Off Selsey Bill A YACHT AGROUND in the Looe Channel and needing help was reported by Solent Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Selsey lifeboat station at 1910 on Friday September 9, 1983. Maroons were fired and at...
Category: Services