LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Brighton
New Brighton New Brighton's new purpose-built lifeboat station was officially opened by the Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Mike Cooke, on 28 April 1990 in beautiful spring weather.
The building replaces a prefabricated... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
No Life-Boat There!
BY NICHOLAS MICHELL, ESQ.* (With Ittuslration.') IT was a wild and lonely shore, Girded by rocks; the sea-bird's cry, The billow's everlasting roar, The tempest, howling through the sky, The only sounds—as though Despair Sat...
Category: Poetry
Dutchess & A Small Boat Belonging to Yorkgarth
On the afternoon of the 5th May Seaforth wireless station received a message that a schooner near Beta buoy wanted immediate help. News was passed to the life-boat stations and the New Brighton No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat Anne Miles...
EVER READY
Out for an evening walk with his children on 13 March, training, experience and teamwork helped an off-duty lifeboat helm save a life
Brian Niland had had a busy day. After finishing work as a medical rep, he’d picked his...
Category: Articles
A Rowing Boat
EXHAUSTED MEN TAKEN OFF BOAT Weymouth, Dorset. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 19th May, 1962, the motor mechanic informed the honorary secretary that a local resident had reported a small rowing boat drifting out to sea off Green Hill...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
Si. ANDREW'S, N.B. —- The Life-boat placed on this station some years since by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION had done good service from time to time, it having saved 22 lives from different ship- wrecks ; but last year it was found...
Category: Articles
A Small Boat
The Coastguard on duty on Wembury Cliffs soon after dark on the 29th August saw a small light on the " Mewstone," and thinking that a boat might be in difficulties, reported the matter to the Coxswain of the Life-boat Michael Smart...
A Fishing Boat (3)
Redcar, Yorkshire. At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small fishing boat was in difficulties off Skinningrove. At 4.30 the life-boat City of Leeds was launched on an ebbing...
Coxswain Swan's Broadcast Appeal. A Response of Over £750
A Response of over £750.
ON Sunday, 2nd March, through the kindness of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Institution was allowed to make a three-minute appeal as " the week's good cause." This...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Friday, 19th November, 1920.
The Rt Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., in the Chair.
Co-opted Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir George G. Goodwin, K.C.B., and the Chairman of Lloyds (ex officio) Members of the...
Category: Committee