LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
IN our Life-boat Saturday Fund article published in the February number last year, we ventured to prophesy that better results would be obtained by the Life- boat Saturday workers in 1901 than in the preceding year, and we are only too...
Category: Articles
The RNLI’s Headquarters In Poole, Dorset
Open house The RNLI’s Headquarters in Poole, Dorset, is opening to the public on 21 and 22 July 2007.
This is a golden opportunity to see behind the scenes at The Lifeboat College, tour the different classes of lifeboat,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Shipwreck
A shattered bark, and an angry sky, And the storm-wraith shrieking fierce and high, And, aye and anon, from the murky cloud, The thunder echoing hoarse and loud ! Oh! little ship, that at dawn of day Didst gaily sail from thy native bay,...
Category: Poetry
Miss Dorothy Capes
Miss Dorothy Capes, who served as honorary secretary for Lewisham branch from 1940 to 1973 when she retired due to ill health. Miss Capes was awarded a silver badge in 1958 and a gold badge in 1970..
Category: Obituaries
Services by Life-boats
Services by the Life-boats of the Institution, by Shore-boats and by Auxiliary Rescueboats during 1943 During the year life-boats were launched 411 times. Of these launches 249 were to vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by the...
Category: Services
A Steamer (1)
12th Septem- ber. A steamer had been in collision with another steamer, but did not need help.—Rewards, £16 17s. Qd..
A Yacht
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — 29th April, 1938. A yacht had run aground, but refloated and did not need help.— Rewards, £11 6s..
A Cabin Cruiser
ILB DAMAGED BY CASUALTY A MESSAGE was received at 7.05 p.m. on 3rd October, 1971, at Mumbles, Glamorganshire, that a man was probably marooned in a boat in Mumbles Bay. While investigating this report, the Coastguard sighted red flares 13...
Headcase
The RNLI first issued protective helmets to their Waveney class lifeboat crews in the 1960's At some four knots faster than the older classes of 8 or 9 knot double-ended lifeboats, some concern was expressed about crew members'...
Category: Articles
Glanvill Enthoven & Co Ltd
Glanvill Enthoven INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS As specialists in marine insurance for over 75 years, we are extremely proud that our clients include the Royal National Life-boat Institution.
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