LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Western Light-vessel
TAKING A DOCTOR TO A LIGHT-VESSEL Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.—On January 21st, 1947, while the Western Light-vessel was being towed to another position, the wire tow-rope parted, one of the light-vessel's crew was seriously injured, and...
The S.S. Matching
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 4.55 in the afternoon of the 9th of October, 1951, Lloyd's agent reported that the S.S. Matching, of London, due off Gorleston at 6.0 that evening, had a sick man on board and had asked for a...
Annual Report. 1893
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION, held at St. Martin's Town Hall, Charing Cross Road, on Saturday, the 18th day of March, 1893, His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G., in the Chair, the...
Category: Annual Reports
The American Sailing Yacht, Seafarer
AUGUST 7TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 9.12 at night the Ramsgate coastguard reported a sailing yacht aground on the Goodwin Sands. A light west-south-west breeze was blowing and the sea was calm.
At 9.20 the motor life-boat...
Braes, of Moray
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The schooner Braes of Moray, of Peterhead, was observed ashore on the Out Carrs rocks, at about 6 A.M., on the 26th November. The Life-boat William Hopkinson of Srighouse was at once got out, several of the...
The Nore Review
Richard Wakeley, aged 12, Perm Cottage, Nore Road, Portishead, near Bristol, produces The Nore Review which he writes and illustrates, distributing carbon copies on foolscap paper to readers.
In December he wrote to Cdr....
Category: Articles
New Ways of Raising Money
Early last year the Kidderminster ladies' life-boat guild gave each member 5s.
and told them to increase it. In September it was reported that over £80 had been raised in this way.
The Little Ship...
Category: Donations
New Ways of Raising Money
One of the objects of selling life-boat souvenirs is to remind people of the service and to draw attention to its work. Recently Mr. Barrie T. Kendall, C. Eng., M.R.I.N.A., Mem. S.N.A.M.E., M.N.E.C. Inst., A.M.I.Mar E., of Waltonon- Thames,...
Category: Donations
Royal National Life-Boat Institution. Appeal
SUPPORTED SOLEY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
PATRON - HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
HIS ROYAL HlGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES, K.G
Category: Advertisement
Film Crew Shooting a Scene During the Making of the Film Lifeline at Lymington, Hampshire, Where the Local Inshore Life-Boat and the Yarmouth, I.O.W., Life-Boat Assisted.
Film crew shooting a scene during the making of the film Lifeline at Lymington, Hampshire, where the local inshore life-boat and the Yarmouth, l.o.W., life-boat assisted.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs