LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rare Chance to See Five RNLI Lifeboats Together.
X rare chance to see five FtNLI lifeboats together. The occasion was a visit by the Dutch lifeboat sen/ice on 13 January.
L-R; Relief fleet Tyne class lifeboat Good Shepherd, Arbroath Mersey class lifeboat Inchcape,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Operation Sterndrive Is a Big Pull for Supporters
Bryan Ralph (left) starts the big pull for Operation Sterndrive. With him are, from left to right, Trevor Lee (puller), Bryan Thompson (puller), 'Maggie' (helper), Janet Ralph (co-organiser and steerer), and Ken and Ruth Cookson... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
April (1)
APRIL MEETING NORTH RONALDSHAY, ORKNEYS. On 3rd March, 1940, the Swedish vessel Lagaholm was attacked by German aeroplanes, and one of her boats, with thirteen of her crew, was seen off North Ronaldshay. A fresh westerly wind was blowing,...
Category: Services
March
MARCH Launches 36 Lives rescued 12
MARCH 1ST. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
The fishing fleet was out in bad weather, with strong squalls from the north, snow showers and a rough sea, and at 11.30 in the morning,...
Category: Services
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Bronze for selfless braveryOn the same day as the Redcar incident (see page 12] volunteers at Filey too were called upon to save lives.
Particular tidal and weather conditions combined with the local geology to create...
Royal Presentation
Presenting the painting to the Queen Mother (L to R): branch secretary, lla Simpson; local artist. Evan Sutherland; branch chairman, Sandy Gordon; and branch fundraising organiser. Ann Oag.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Speed Boat
Parachutist saved - with dry feetj Clacton lifeboatmen were involved in a most unusual service on 27 June, when they rescued a young woman parachutist while she was still airborne! The station's Atlantic 21 was called out when a...
Services of Foreign Life-Boats to British Vessels In 1932
IT is hoped in future to publish each year in the summer number of The Life-boat, the record of the services of foreign life-boats to British vessels during the previous year. The record for 1932 is as follows : The United State* of...
Category: Services
Dawn Flight
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 5.12 a.m.
on 3rd October, 1965, a motor yacht was reported in trouble one and a half miles north of Danger Patch. The life-boat Ann Letitia Russell was launched at 5.30 in a moderate breeze and a...
Awards for Hastings Lifeboat Station Members
Pictured left to right: David Morley, Richard Read. Allen Head (Deputy Divisional Inspector). - View image in PDF
Andrew Backway and Michael Payne. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs