LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Costa Rican Tanker Aster and French Steamer Fauzon
Walmer, Kent.—About five o'clock on the afternoon of the 10th of January, 1953, shipping agents in Dover tele- phoned that a steamer was asking for help five miles east of the East Good- win lightvessel. At 5.15 the life-boat Charles...
When Major-General and Mrs Farrant Visited South Wales at the End of November Mrs Farrant Presented a Ship''s Bell to Coxswain Edward Powell and the Crew of the Ba
When Major-General and Mrs Farrant visited South Wales at the end of November, Mrs Farrant presented a ship''s bell to Coxswain Edward Powell and the crew of the Barry 52' lifeboat Arun. It was to commemorate the first visit she... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rescuers Sign a Lifejacket for the Rescued at a 'Thank-You' Dinner for the Crew at Yarmouth Isle of Wight
Rescuers sign a lifejacket for the rescued at a 'thank-you' dinner for the crew at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight: (I to r) Nigel Fitzgerald and David Gimson, the two rescued fishermen. Motor Mechanic Robert Cooke, Derek Huffam, station... - View image in PDF
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The Crew of Margate Lifeboat Are Presented to Princess Margaret By Alan Wear (R) Station Honorary Secretary Before the Service of Dedication: (I to R) Crew Member Kenneth Sandwell Motor M
The crew of Margate lifeboat are presented to Princess Margaret by Alan Wear (r.), station honorary secretary, before the service of dedication: (I. to r.) Crew Member Kenneth Sandwell, Motor Mechanic Alfred Lacey, Second Coxswain David... - View image in PDF
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October (1)
KIRKWALL, ORKNEYS. On the afternoon of the 2nd of August, 1946, a Polish soldier was off Crow Nest Point, in Kirkwall Bay, on a raft and being blown out to sea. A westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. At the request of the...
Category: Services
Weather Reports and Forecasts In the Daily Newspapers
By Rear-Admiral Fitz-Roy, F.R.S.
INFORMATION about the weather, or respecting instruments available for popular use, as indicators of changes in our ever-varying atmosphere, has been extensively diffused daring late years,...
Category: Articles
Valentia: (Above) the 52Ft Arun Lifeboat Rnlb Margaret Frances Love
Valentia: (Above) The 52ft Arun lifeboat RNLB Margaret Frances Love takes the principal guests for a short trip to sea after her naming on September 17, 1983, and . . .. - View image in PDF
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(Above) at Penlee Autumn Fay Re Nick and Sue Leslie Twin Daughters of Dr D W L Leslie Chairman of the Branch Kept Up a Brisk Trade In Shoreline Membership An
(Above) At Penlee autumn fay re, Nick and Sue Leslie, twin daughters of Dr D. W. L. Leslie, chairman of the branch, kept up a brisk trade in Shoreline membership and raffle tickets. Dr Leslie gives up all his spare time to the RNLI and his... - View image in PDF
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A Nimrod Maritime Jet Aircraft of R.A.F. Strike Command Flying Over the Pentland Firth When the New Longhope Life-Boat (Centre), Which Is a 48-Foot 6-Inch Solent, Was Escorted to Her New Station
A Nimrod maritime jet aircraft of R.A.F. Strike Command flying over the Pentland Firth when the new Longhope life-boat (centre), which is a 48-foot 6-inch Solent, was escorted to her new station by (in the lead) 52-foot reserve life-boat... - View image in PDF
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Main Picture - Lifeboats from All Over the World
Main picture - Lifeboats from all over the world on demonstration at sea during conference week: (front) Dutch Valentyn class lifeboat, Watersporr. (middle) Norway's Emmy Dyvi class, Bergen Kreds; and (back), Finland's Rescue Cruiser... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs