LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane’s Dinghy (1)
FEBRUARY 11TH. - CLOUGHEY, AND DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. The lifeboats were called out to search for an aeroplane’s dinghy and it was found by the Donaghadee life-boat, but it was only a test call by the air-sea rescue service. - Rewards,...
Above Homeward Bound
Above. Homeward bound... Coxswain Eric Ward eases the Mersey under Poole bridge for the last time.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Inverness-Shire
The four-masted barque Inverness-shire, when coming up channel on the 19th February, in a strong gale and very heavy sea, hoisted signals for assistance when off Totland Bay.
The Life-boat Robert Fleming was promptly...
From the Canadian Red Cross
For thirty months, from September 1943 to February 1946, the Canadian Red Cross Society made a monthly gift to the Life-boat Service. These gifts totalled £1,790..
Category: Articles
Lepanto, of Grimsby
At 5.40 a.m. on 24th March, 1967, news was received that the trawler Lepanto of Grimsby was on fire about 18 miles east north east of Flamborough Head. There was a fresh west by northerly breeze with a moderate sea.
It was...
Martin
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 4.20 p.m. on 28th June, 1967, news was received that a small sloop was in difficulties two miles north west of Penmon Point. The life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 4.45 in a south south westerly...
Past Times (1)
Man overboard The dangers of the sea were tragically demonstrated on 18 March 2006 when David Clear was washed off his yacht, Past Times, off St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage, Dorset. His inexperienced crew member made a Mayday call but...
The S.S. Lancashire
On the evening of the 29th October a resident of Pollet saw signals of distress in the Russell. News was passed to the life-boat station and the motor life-boat Queen Victoria put out at 7.50 P.M.
A moderate N.W. gale...
On June 13 1982 Halesowen Branch
On June 13, 1982, Halesowen branch held its second Fun Gala for the 12 primary and junior Stourbridge schools whose children come for their swimming lessons to Mrs Jean Hadley (centre), the branch honorary secretary. It was indeed fun, with... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Obituary: Derek Calderwood
Man of Grace dies Derek Calderwood, former honorary curator of the Grace Darling museum in Bamburgh and tireless fundraiser for the RNLI has died.
Derek, curator of the museum from 1984 until 1995, was responsible for the...
Category: Obituaries