LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
Category: Articles
Mr David F Aubrey Honorary Secretary of the Port Talbot Ilb Station Writes: "The Mayor on December 8 1972 Invited the Crew for Tea In His Parlour
Mr David F. Aubrey, honorary secretary of the Port Talbot ILB station, writes: "The Mayor on December 8, 1972, invited the crew for tea in his parlour, and during the afternoon lie agreed to sign up for Shoreline and gave the project... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Landing Craft (1)
AUGUST 29TH. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE, AND PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A landing craft had been reported in difficulties with her engine broken down, but she anchored, and the life-boats were not needed. - Rewards : Aberystwyth,...
A Minesweeper (5)
NOVEMBER 29TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. A minesweeper had been blown up by a mine, and the life-boat put out.
The sea was rough, and an air raid was in progress. Bombs fell near the life-boat. She searched for some hours...
Breadwinner
Dover, Kent.—At 12.43 in the morn- ing, on the 6th of April, 1950, the Sandgate coastguard reported that the S.S. Shepperton Ferry had wirelessed that a fishing vessel had broken down two and a quarter miles south-east of the South Goodwin...
Fond farewell to volunteering trio
Having given almost two-thirds of a century to the RNLI between them, three Scottish volunteers are retiring this year. After clocking up 14 years (and 6,625 nautical miles), Peter ‘Ped’ McKinnon is retiring from his role as full-time...
Category: Articles
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Category: Advertisement
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 11th January, 1912.
Sir JOHN CAMERON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
Swimming and Swimming Schools
WHEN the maritime character of this country is considered, and the liability of a large portion of its population to be at one time or another exposed to the " dangers of the seas," surprise maybe well excited at the facts—that but...
Category: Articles
Centenary of the Institution, 1924. Appeal to Honorary Secretaries
THE Secretary of the Institution pro- poses, if possible, to compile its history for publication in 1924, and he will be most grateful to all Honorary Secretaries, especially of Station Branches, for every assistance which they may be good...
Category: Articles