LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Alpha (1)
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—On the 3rd of April, 1949, the life-boat Ann Letitia Russell rescued the crew of eight of the ketch Alpha, of Stranraer, and rescued six of them a second time after they had returned to the ketch. Rewards, the bronze...
Top Far Left: the First RNLI-Built Waveney John F Kennedy
Top far left: The first RNLI-built Waveney John F Kennedy, based at Dun Laoghaire.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
NORTHUMBERLAND. — Oh the morning of the 17th November; while a large number of fishing-boats were out, the wind rose, on the turn of the tide, to a strong gale from S.E. The sea was also very rough. The cobles that were nearest the shore...
Category: Services
A Fishing Boat
ABERYSTWYTH.—On the 27th November, intelligence being received that 3 young men in a fishing-boat had been blown out to sea and were in great peril, the Lifeboat Lady Haberfield proceeded in search, and found the boat about 8 miles from the...
On January 25 (L to R) Major-General Ralph Farrant Chairman of the Committee of Management Received on Behalf of the Institution from Mr Stavros C Roussos the Gr
On January 25 (I. to r.), Major-General Ralph Farrant, Chairman of the Committee of Management, received on behalf of the Institution from Mr Stavros C. Roussos, the Greek Ambassador, a gold medal and certificate to commemorate the 150th... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Inaugural Ceremony at Maryport
ON 27th September the inaugural ceremony took place of the new motor life-boat which has been built for the station at Maryport, Cumberland. The new boat was welcomed by the Earl of Lonsdale, K.G., G.C.V.O., D.L., Hereditary Admiral of the...
Category: Inaugurations
The S.S. Skandinavian
RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS. — At 2.30 A.M. on the 11th April, during strong N.Jf.E. wind and a heavy sea, the Goodwin and Gull Lightships fired signals.
The Ramsgate Life-boat Bradford, and the harbour steam-tug Aid, as well...
An Aeroplane (196)
DECEMBER 14TH. - SKEGNESS, LIN-COLNSHIRE. A British bomber was reported to have come down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £28 18s.
Pippa
Dungeness, Kent. At 2.25 on the morning of the 17th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a German ship was standing by a British yacht, which had burnt red flares and had asked for the help of the life-boat. At...
A Motor Boat
Tor bay, Devon - At 11.28 p.m. on I4th July, 1966, a motor boat on hire from Ter'gnmouth was reported overdue. The owner was searching along the coast. It was decided if the boat was not traced by daylight the life-boat and a helicopter...