LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Twenty Branches With the Highest Collection
WE publish on page 17 a table showing the twenty Branches which made the largest contributions to the Institution during the financial year ending the 30th September, 1929.
The total sum raised by these twenty Branches was...
Category: Branches
The S.S. Anversville
Dungeness, Kent.—During the night of the 9th April a message was received from the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station, Dungeness, that a large steamer was ashore near the point. She was the s.s. Anversville, of Antwerp, with about 200 persons...
Undaunted
TOWING A FISHING BOAT Dungeness, Kent—At 9.30 in the morn- ing of the 8th of March, 1947, while returning from the fishing ground the life-boat's coxswain saw a fishing boat apparently in difficulties about two miles south-west from...
Maria Kristna
Walmer, Kent - At 4.15 p.m. on 24th June, 1967, a cabin cruiser was seen in a dangerous position four and a half miles from the South Goodwin lightvessel. This area, where there are many wrecks, is known to dry out at low water. The lifeboat...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 3rd August, 1865, THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.K.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
Category: Committee
Lifeboat Services from Page 154
Lifeboat Services from page 154 Anstruther, Fife 37ft Oakley: November 12 Appledore, North Devon Atlantic 21: September 2, 9, 12 and 18 Arran (Lamlash), Buteshire D class inflatable: October 25 Arranmore, Co. Donegal 52ft Barnett: September...
Category: Services
Moya
Dungeness, Kent.—At 6.15 on the evening of the 21st of August, 1953, the Rye harbourmaster reported through the Fairlight coastguard that a yacht one mile east of Rye harbour was making distress signals. At 6.30 the life-boat Charles...
With a Life-Boat Collector
On Prince of Wales's Day in Greater London, in 1923.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Left) With Coxswain Malcolm Macdonald
(Left) With Coxswain Malcolm MacDonald at her helm, the 52ft Arun, Sir Max Aitken II demonstrates her handling to Princess Alexandra and other guests in Cowes Harbour. - View image in PDF
photographs by Colin Watson. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
With courage, nothing is impossible
Thank you for your excellent response to our request for your help in selecting the words to include on the RNLI memorial sculpture. Many of you favoured one of the five published quotations, though we also received a good selection of new...
Category: Articles