LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Surf Ski
Surf ski rider HM COASTGUARD informed the deputy launching authority of St Agnes ILB station at 1626 on Sunday, July 17, 1977, that a surf ski rider was in difficulties off Porthtowan, about 3'/4 miles south west from St Agnes. The DLA...
Great Rail Journeys
Jungfrau Express BY TRAIN FROM LONDON Travel with the UK's leading specialist in holidays by rail on this sensational 10-day holiday to the beautiful Bernese Obertand in Switzerland. A friendly and professional Tour Manager accompanies...
Category: Advertisement
Spring Cleaning Time
THE Institution has just received a pound from one of its regular con- tributors, a post-master, who describes how he made it.
"This is collected by me. I keep a small news agency. There are no returns...
Category: Donations
Cover Picture
Mudeford's 17ft 6in twin-engined C class lifeboat leaps off a wave while on exercise. The photograph demonstrates why it is so important to befit to man this type of lifeboat. The age limit for crews of RNLI inflatables is 45. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Sodality
Walton and Frinton, Essex. — About 6.0 on the evening of the 17th of March, 1951, the Walton-on-the-Naze coast- guard telephoned that the S.S. Sodality, of London, four and a half miles north east of Barrow Deep, had a sick man on board. She...
DANGER RISING
As a frightened young couple shelter in a sea cave, powerful swells break over the rocks and the tide rises towards them. Will local lifeboat volunteers reach the trapped teens in time?
When a warm afternoon turned to cool...
Category: Articles
As a Result of Tremendous Enthusiam and Hard Work Broadstairs Ladies' Guild Realised Over £600 at Their Last Autumn Fayre Chairman Mrs L S Cobb Is Seen With Her C
As a result of tremendous enthusiam and hard work Broadstairs ladies' guild realised over £600 at their last autumn fayre. Chairman Mrs L. S. Cobb is seen with her committee and two guild members behind a stall laden with handwork.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Dangerous Launch at Gourdon
ON 17th December, 1938, a S.E. by E. gale was blowing at Gourdon, Kincardineshire, with, flurries of sleet.
An extremely heavy sea was running, and was breaking heavily far outside the harbour. Half an hour after midday a...
Category: Services
Cover Picture
Sir Samuel Kelly, the 46ft 9in Watson relief lifeboat on temporary duty at Courtmacsherry Harbour tows in Casse Tete V during the Fastnet storm. In all that day, Tuesday August 14, 1979, Courtmacsherry lifeboat, under the command of Coxswain... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Honorary Workers
Honorary Life- Governors THE following have been appointed Honorary Life-Governors of the Institution and are presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution:...
Category: Awards