LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An East Coast Gale
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 120 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 54 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to February 15th, 1934 - ... 63,615 An East Coast Gale.
ON 13th December an...
Category: Articles
Eroll Bruce Learning First Hand About Some of the Problems of the Norfolk Coast While Aboard the Wells Life-Boat.
Eroll Bruce learning first hand about some of the problems of the Norfolk coast while aboard the Wells life-boat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Drawing to a Close
A total of £312, 228 has been raised so far from the 1990 promotion in conjunction with Volvo Concessionaires Ltd.
Eight Volvo 340 cars were offered as prizes in raffles throughout the various fund raising regions. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Record of Rescues In 1968
1968 month January February March April May June July August September .
October November .
December . .
Number of times life-boats called out on service 54 51 77 95 74 113 121 160 118...
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services
12 MILE PASSAGE IN 30 KNOT WINDS Surfer saved by Atlantic after night search in severe weather The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum has been awarded to Nigel Sweeny, the helmsman of St Catherine's (Jersey, Channel Islands) lifeboat...
Category: Services
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APRIL 5TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX.
At 2.40 in the afternoon a message was received from Shoebury garrison that seven men, engaged on demolition work, were stranded on the boom defence a mile-and-ahalf out to sea and...
The Princess Royal at the Helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21
The Princess Royal at the helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat with Storm Force's Leading Hand Peter Phillips in his custon-made bump cap seated behind her.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cape Coast
Twenty rescued CAPE COAST, a 2,650 ton Panamanian cargo vessel, broadcast on Channel 16 VHP at 0327 on Wednesday January 10 that she was in distress and taking water in her engine room; she was 2.2 miles from Nab Tower on a bearing of...
Lifeboat Services
South East Division Film men rescued BRONZE MEDAL FILMING OF A STUNT for the latest James Bond film at Beachy Head, East Sussex, on Tuesday, December 9, 1986, took a dramatic turn when a 17ft outboard-powered Dory, recovering equipment from...
Category: Services
A Yacht
Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...