LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shoreboat Services. For Which Rewards Were Given at the November and December, 1938, and January, 1939, Meetings of the Committee of Management
November Meeting.
Whitstable, Kent.—At about 11.30 A.M., on the 2nd October, 1938, the sailing dinghy Wana, of Whitstable, with one man on board, capsized about half a mile off Swale Cliff Rock. A moderate to fresh, squally...
Category: Services
On Behalf of the Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association
On behalf of the Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association a cheque for £200 was presented to Derek Sargent, coxswain of the Weymouth lifeboat.
Standing left to right, Bob Runyeard, crew member, second officer Aly Husk,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Russian Seaman Took This Photograph As the Duchess of Kent Lifeboat (Arrowed) Was Overturned By a Huge Wave. on the Right the Only Survivor—Mr. Jackson Buchan—Is Shown Landing from Th
A Russian seaman took this photograph as the Duchess of Kent lifeboat (arrowed) was overturned by a huge wave. On the right the only survivor—Mr. Jackson Buchan—is shown landing from the Buckle lifeboat after being picked up by a Russian... - View image in PDF
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In September 1969 the RNLI Placed Its First Order for New Fast Boats to Be Built With Grp (Glass Reinforced Plastic) Hulls Known As the Mclachlan the Initial Batch W
In September, 1969, the R.N.L.I, placed its first order for new fast boats to be built with GRP (glass reinforced plastic) hulls. Known as the McLachlan, the initial batch was built by Messrs.
William Osborne Ltd. at... - View image in PDF
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The Famous 'Blue Peter' Lifeboat Appeal Was Made on 5Th December, 1966. It Asked for 60,000 Paper-Backed Books. the Response Was So Great That the Books, When Sold, Made Enough Money
The famous 'Blue Peter' lifeboat appeal was made on 5th December, 1966. It asked for 60,000 paper-backed books.
The response was so great that the books, when sold, made enough money to purchase not one but four... - View image in PDF
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At the Irish International Boat Show Ballsbridge Dublin Last March 215 New Shoreline Members Were Enrolled at the Rnli Stand on the First Day (I to R) Peter Holn
At the Irish International Boat Show, Ballsbridge, Dublin, last March, 215 new Shoreline members were enrolled at the RNLI stand. On the first day (I.
to r.) Peter Holness, membership secretary, meets Mr Ted Magee, chairman... - View image in PDF
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The Crew of Katy-M the Entry from Kearney and Trecker Marwin Brighton Pause to Talk to Newhaven Lifeboat Crew After Winning the River Ouse Annual Raft Race from Lewes to Newhaven on Apr
The crew of Katy-M, the entry from Kearney and Trecker Marwin, Brighton, pause to talk to Newhaven lifeboat crew after winning the River Ouse annual raft race from Lewes to Newhaven on April 15, knocking two minutes off their own record time... - View image in PDF
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The Padstow Steam Life-Boat James Stevens No, 4 Photographed In 1899 and a Year Before She Capsized on 11Th April, 1900, With the Loss of Eight of Her Crew. (Left) the Padstow Life-Boat Arab
The Padstow steam life-boat James Stevens No, 4 photographed in 1899 and a year before she capsized on 11th April, 1900, with the loss of eight of her crew.
(Left) The Padstow life-boat Arab pictured on 11th April, 1900,... - View image in PDF
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Mr. J. E. Jones (Left), President of the Neptune Swimming Club, Hackney, London, Handing a Cheque for Over £170 to Mr. George Powell,Of the R.N.L.I.'s Wembley Office, the Proceeds of Which W
Mr. J. E. Jones (left), president of the Neptune Swimming Club, Hackney, London, handing a cheque for over £170 to Mr. George Powell,of the R.N.LI.'s Wembley office, the proceeds of which were raised through a sponsored swim... - View image in PDF
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A Breezy Day In Barmouth As the Station's Mersey Class Moira Barry Comes Alongside. Neither Rain Nor Wind Could Dampen the Enthusiasm and Ashore Colourful
A breezy day in Barmouth as the station's Mersey class Moira Barry comes alongside. Neither rain nor wind could dampen the enthusiasm and ashore colourful umbrellas vied with the bunting!. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs