LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mr. Frederick Britain, of Southend-On-Sea
death the Institution greatly regrets is Mr. Frederick Britain, of Southend- on-Sea, who died on 1st January at the age of sixty-eight. For eighteen years he was the honorary secretary of the station. He was appointed in 1914, and retired in...
Category: Obituaries
Royal National Life Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Founded 4th March, 1824,—Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions.
PATRON.
HIS MOST GRACIOUS Majesty...
Category: Articles
‘I CAN DO THIS’
RNLI crew around the UK and Ireland are often called heroes for their acts of incredible bravery. But they are as human as the rest of us
You’re the ones with RNLI written all over you. You’re the people who are there to...
Category: Articles
Poole
1. Poole's shore facilities are on the quayside, convenient to both the Atlantic boathouse and the Brede moored alongside it.
2. The yellow lifting cradle can clearly be seen during construction of the boathouse. It... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hunt's Gun and Projectile for Effecting Communication With Wrecked Vessels
IN the last number of this Journal we described an ingenious American invention for night-signalling, which we conceive would be especially valuable in cases of stranding, or other disaster to trading vessels. "We have now to notice...
Category: Articles
The Redcar Life-Boat and Captain Cook
THE famous explorer, Captain Cook, was born near Stockton-on-Tees, in Yorkshire, on 27th October, 1728, and his bicentenary was celebrated this year.
His mother was a member of an old Redcar family, while his sister married...
Category: Articles
From the Director
It is a relief to be writing my annual message for The Lifeboat as a welcome alternative to sending letters to the editors of the Sunday Telegraph and Private Eye! Many of you will have read the articles in those publications and will share...
Category: Articles
A Parachute (1)
OCTOBER 16TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A parachute had been reported coming down, but nothing could be found.
It is possible that it may have been a mine dropped by enemy aeroplanes, as a great number were...
Life-Boat Calendar and Christmas Card
The Calendar.
THE Institution is again issuing a life- boat calendar and a Christmas card.
The calendar will have on it a reproduction in colours of a picture by Mr. Charles Dixon, R.I., of the rescue by...
Category: Advertisement
Feature: Volunteer Lifeguards
RNLI Beach Lifeguards currently operates only in the South West of England, but the RNLI is working hard to ensure the development of lifeguarding all around the coastThe RNLI is committed to maintaining its volunteer ethos. This does not...
Category: Articles