LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Duke of Northumberland's Life-Boat Essay Competition, 1933
THE Duke of Northumberland's Life- boat Essay Competition for elementary schools was held this year for the thirteenth time. The number of schools which took part was 2,207, as compared with 2,249 in 1932. But though there was a decline...
Category: Articles
A Ship’s Boat belonging to the Janna
AUGUST 11TH. - NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
At 7.30 P.M. the coastguard reported a ship’s boat drifting about six miles N.W. by W. of Towan Head. A N.W. by W.
wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat...
The Mumbles Raft Race In Aid Of The RNLI Is In Its 23rd Year
The Mumbles raft race in aid of the RNLI is in its 23rd year Photo: South Wales Evening Post. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Admiralty Trawler Moray and Empire Ned (1)
DECEMBER 13TH - 14TH. - DUNMORE, EAST, CO. WATERFORD, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. Just before half-past five in the evening the coast watcher at Hook Point telephoned to the Dunmore East station that a vessel was off the Hook showing flares....
Resolutions Passed at the Annual Meeting for 1884
1.—Moved by His Grace The DUKE OF ARGYLL, KG., K.T.
Seconded by Admiral of the Fleet The Hon. SIR HENRY KEPPEL, G.C.B.
1.—That the Report now read be adopted, printed, and...
Category: Meetings
The S.S. Columbine
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 7.40 on the evening of the 24th of Decem- ber, 1957, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a vessel was ashore on the North Head. Ten minutes later the life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow, was...
The S.S. Zeester
APRIL 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 9.35 A.M.
the coastguard reported that the St. Nicholas Light-vessel was firing guns and flying signals indicating that a vessel was in distress to the E.N.E. A light...
The Estonian Yacht Tuuneki (1)
Portrush, Co. Antrim; Donaghadee, Co.
Down.— 25th October, 1937. The Estonian yacht Tuuneki, manned by an Estonian and his wife, who were makinga honeymoon tour to various countries, had got into difficulties off Torr Head...
ART OF GLASS
Our cover photo and the images in our piece about Shetland life were made by Jack Lowe using a Victorian process called wet plate collodion
Jack plans to visit all 237 RNLI crews as part of the Lifeboat Station Project,...
Category: Articles
Hidden Among a Band of Ace Fund Raisers Are Shoreham Lifeboat's Motor Mechanic Jack Silverson and Ian Wallington
Hidden among a band of ace fund raisers are Shoreham lifeboat's motor mechanic. Jack Silverson, and Ian Wallington, RO(SE). The children, class 1 (aged 10 and II) of Shoreham Beach First School, have just handed over a cheque for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs