LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Launching and Recovery—Part I: Slipway Stations By Edward Wake- Walker Assistant Public Relations Officer (London)
IN THE ACCOUNT of the service by Padstow lifeboat to the coaster Skopelos Sky which appeared in the summer edition of the journal, there was an unusual addendum. Unlike most reports that begin with words to the effect that 'the lifeboat...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
ROSSLARE, Co. WEXFORD.—On the 14th January, during a gale of wind from the N.W., a vessel was seen making for Wexford Harbour with ensign flying half-mast high. At the entrance of the harbour the vessel missed stays, and her only remaining...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
WEXFORD, Co. WEXFORD.—A yawl belonging to Wexford broke adrift on the night of the 27th May, 1902. A strong gale from W.S.W. was blowing at the time, accompanied by a heavy sea. Owing to the stress of weather the crew were unable to make the...
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Special delivery
‘THIS BRAVE OLD SEAMAN’
I thought you might be interested in the enclosed taken from The Seamen of the Downs by the Rev Thomas Treanor, c1890s.
‘… There is a Norse flavour...
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Lifeboat Stamps
WHETHER THEY DROP on to the doormat with a welcome letter, or arrive on the office desk with the next urgent problem, special issues of stamps make a cheerful start to any day.
The sea is a good and popular subject and in...
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Your Letters
Lifeboatmen brought to book.
I am currently researching a book on men whose lives have been closely connected with the coasts of the British Isles. This work will be in a similar vein to my recently published Tales of the...
Category: Correspondence
The Converted Ship's Life-Boat Joybell
Five men left St.
Helier on the 31st March, in a converted ship's life-boat named Joybell, on a pleasure fishing trip to Les Minquiers.
They did not return when expected and some anxiety was felt. Next...
Services by Shore-Boats (7)
TORBAY, DEVON. At about 6 P.M. on the 12th June, 1939, a sailing dinghy capsized in Fishcombe Bay. The weather was fine with a N.W. breeze and an almost smooth sea.
The crew of three were seen clinging to the keel. The call...
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Seasoned Lifesavers
Every summer, RNLI lifeguards patrol more than 240 beaches across the UK and Channel Islands, keeping thousands of beachgoers safe. But how can we keep people safe as winter approaches?
A scheme being trialled on some of...
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Jubilee Support
I thought you might enjoy seeing this rather different picture of the Dungeness lifeboat.
I took it during the Parade of the Services that was part of the Queen's jubilee celebrations on 4 June. A great day and it was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs