LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Kedah, of Singapore (1)
AUGUST 12TH. - ST. IVES, AND PADSTOW, CORNWALL. At 10.40 in the morning the St. Ives coastguard reported that a tug, with a steamer in tow, north of St. Ives Head, was making little headway. A fresh westerly gale was blowing, with very heavy...
Will Everard
Caister, Norfolk. At 8.20 on the morning of the 13th of December, 1960, the life-boat mechanic telephoned to say the barge Will Everard was aground on Scroby Sand due east of the life-boat station. This was confirmed later by the coastguard....
Mineral Century
Conditions at the limit of D class capabilities Matthew Rossi of Port Talbot lifeboat has received a framed letter of thanks from RNLI Chairman David Acland for his seamanship and leadership skills following the rescue of a man from the sea...
M.V. Lovat
MV Lovat sinks ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1975, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Penlee lifeboat at 0637 that MV Lovat had broadcast a mayday call and that her crew were abandoning ship.
The reported position...
Lymington: Wing Cdr Alan Roxburgh (R) Station Honorary Secretary and Herbert Rand (I) Branch Vice-Chairman With Clare Francis Who Opened the Station's New Il
Lymington: Wing Cdr Alan Roxburgh (r.), station honorary secretary, and Herbert Rand (I.), branch vice-chairman, with Clare Francis who opened the station's new ILB boathouse on June 2, unveiling a plaque commemorating a gift from Saab... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G.: President
H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G., has been pleased to assume the office of President of the Institution. He is the fifth member of the Royal Family to become President. King Edward VII.
King George V, King Edward VIIIJ and...
Category: Committee
Above Far Right: a 'Casualty'
Above far right: A 'casualty' is carefully stretchered off during a previous exercise.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Belgian Life-Boats Built In England
THREE motor life-boats have been built at Cowes, under the supervision of the Institution, for the Belgian Life-boat Service, which is maintained by the Ministry of Communications. All thre.e are Watson cabin boats, 46 feet 9 inches long, ...
Category: Articles
Aboard Arwed Emminghaus a Few Technical Details Are Explained By Her Captain Rolf Hoffman Photograph By Courtesy of the Central Office of Information
Aboard Arwed Emminghaus a few technical details are explained by her captain, Rolf Hoffman. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of the Central Office of Information. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Three Fine Services In February. Thurso, Plymouth and Stromness
THE month of February was marked by three fine services, two in the north of Scotland and the other in the south of England. One was performed by the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat at Thurso, the others by new Motor Life-boats of the Barnett...
Category: Services