LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Launch Golden Hind
Barmoutb, Merionethshire. — At three in the afternoon on the 3rd of October, 1950, the coxswain and others saw the launch Golden Hind, of Plymouth, approaching Barmouth Bar. There was a heavy sea, with a strong south- westerly breeze blowing...
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
THE year 1903 has come and gone, and we are glad to be able to congratulate most cordially all the Life-boat Saturday workers throughout the United Kingdom on the almost unexpected success which accompanied their zealous and self- denying...
Category: Services
Immacolata, of Naples
At 4 P.M. on the 26th Sep- tember, the Life-boat Albert Edward, sta- tioned at Padstow, rescued the crew of the brigantine Immacolata,, of Naples. This vessel had brought up in a very dangerous position, outside Padstow Bar, on which a heavy...
A Canoe
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. On the afternoon of the 12th of July, 1958, the life-boat Rachael and Mary Evans was launched on exercise, and at 1.45 a canoe taking part in a race from Barry Dock to Weston-super-Mare was seen to capsize one...
Alderman Lady Reed, of Exeter
ALDERMAN LADY (EMILIE WARD) REED, who died in February, 1947, was for nearly forty years actively associated with the Exeter branch, and she found time, in the midst of many other public duties, to give it always her personal and...
Category: Obituaries
The S.S. Nordeflinge
Workington, Cumberland.—On the 29th of July, 1953, the S.S. Nordeflinge, of Cardiff, reached Workington and anchored off the harbour. She re- ported that she was short of food, and as no other boat was available, the life-boat Manchester and...
The Launch Devotion
Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 14th July, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that a launch engaged for work on a pipe-line two miles north of Hartlepool was in difficulties and needed help. At one o'clock...
List of Launches
Aberdeen ALB ON 1248: Nov 13 (Twice) Abersoch 1LB B-582: Jan 5 Aberystwyth ILB B-704: Dec 10. Feb 17 and Feb 21 Aith ALB ON 1232: Nov 1 ALB ONI 103: Dec 14 Aldehurgh ALB ONI 193: Nov 20 ILBD-520: Nov 20 Amble ALB ON 1176: Jan 29 and Feb 9...
Category: Services
(Above) After Her Naming Ceremony at Shoreham on Thursday May 2 By Lady Egremont President of the Ladies' Lifeboat Guilds Mary Gabriel 37' 6" Rather Class Wa
(Above) After her naming ceremony at Shoreham on Thursday, May 2, by Lady Egremont, president of the ladies' lifeboat guilds, Mary Gabriel, 37' 6" Rather Class, was taken to her station, Hoylake, in Cheshire. A service of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
SERVICES: Exhausting Cliff Service
THK Barmouth, Merionethshire, IRB on 21st June, 1971, was requested to help in evacuating a badly injured woman who had fallen down cliff's at Friog. In view of the prevailing weather conditions the life-boat was ordered to be launched...
Category: Services