LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Food for Life-Boats
All life-boats carry chocolate, biscuits and rum, as emergency rations. The life-boats with cabins, which may have long distances to travel, also carry corned-beef.
To their rations have now been added coeoa-milk and oxtail...
Category: Articles
In This Issue
News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 8 The latest rescues including three Bronze Medal awards for gallantry Lifeboats to the Flood Rescue 14 Lifeboats lend a hand inland during the terrible floods of...
Category: Contents
Farewell to Andrew
RNLI Chief Executive Andrew Freemantle retired in September after 10 years’ service.
During his time at the RNLI, Andrew led on the creation and introduction of the world’s first Lifeboat College; a world-class lifeguard...
Category: Articles
Wilton Branch
Heirloom or jumble? James Rylands (r), a valuer at Sotheby's, appraises a 19th century child's mahogany armchair belonging to Mrs Di Chick (centre). The valuation took place at Wilton branch's annual supper partv held at the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Seven Men Rescued from Sinking Lightvessel
AT 9.25 on the night of the 21st of September, 1953, the Tenby coast- guard learnt that the pumps in the St.
Gowan lightvessel had stopped work- ing and that she was in danger of sinking. There were seven men on board the...
Category: Services
Arbroath's 42Ft Watson Lifeboat the Duke of Montrose Went on Station In 1956 She Was Exhibited at the International Lifeboat Conference at Edinburgh In 1963
Arbroath's 42ft Watson lifeboat, The Duke of Montrose, went on station in 1956. - View image in PDF
She was exhibited at the International Lifeboat Conference at Edinburgh in 1963.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Almost Twenty Years of Arun Development the Prototype Arun (1971) Shows the High Freeboard and Original Wheelhouse While the Final Boat Duke of Atholl
Almost twenty years of Arun development. The prototype Arun (1971) shows the high freeboard and original wheelhouse. - View image in PDF
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The Fish Steamer Fulmar
On the morniag of the 16th February the fish-steamer Fulmar, of Wexford, was observed ashore on the Dogger Bank.
The wind was moderate, but the sea was rough, due to the strong S.S.W.
gale of the previous...
A Lighter
Dover, Kent. At 11.30 on the night of the 19th of November, 1959, Lloyd's agent informed the honorary secretary that a lighter had broken adrift from the Dutch tug Titan. At 11.59 the life- boat Southern Africa left her moorings in a...
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
STAITHES.—A sudden gale of wind from E.S.E. arose on the morning of the 14th March, 1896, and a heavy sea sprung up, endangering the safety of the fishing- cobles, which had proceeded to sea at daybreak. The Life-boat Jonathan Stott put off...
Category: Services