LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
In Fog Off Chesil Beach
ON the evening of the 2nd of Apfil a strong south-westerly wind was blowing at Weymouth. The sea was rough; there was a heavy driving rain; there were dense banks of fog. At a quarter past six the coastguard telephoned to the honorary...
Category: Services
The Right Hon. The Lord Winster, P.C., K.C.M.G.
THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD WINSTER, P.C., K.C.M.G., died on the 8th June, 1961, at the age of 76. He joined the Committee of Management of the Insti- tution in 1932, and was elected a Vice- President in 1955.
He was at one...
Category: Obituaries
The Royal Family and the Life-Boat Service
A design by Miss Margaret L Hodgson for the Institution's Coronation Number (See page 523). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
St. Leger, of Hull
At 4.42 p.m. on 3rd November, 1966 information was received that the trawler St. Leger, of Hull, was making for Bridlington Bay as one of her crew had a severely lacerated arm and needed hospital treatment. The life-boat TillieMorrison,...
The Sailing Boat Osiris
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1955, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a yacht needed help two miles south-east of Beaumaris. At 12.30 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched. The sea...
The Photograph of Number's Arun Kenneth Thelwall Which Will Illustrate the Phone Book Cover In Full Colour
The photograph of Number's Arun Kenneth Thelwall which will illustrate the phone book cover in full colour. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Eric Ward of St.Ives
Coxswain Eric Ward of St Ives joined the All-weather lifeboat crew in 1973, and has been a crew member of the inshore lifeboat since 1966. He served as second coxswain from 1988 until his appointment as coxswain in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In This Issue
In this issue News All the latest from and about the lifeboat service Letters 2 8 Feature Come fly with me 10 The Lifeboat takes a closer look at the RNLI hovercraft - the latest addition to the fleet Lifeboats in action Including award...
Category: Contents
The Lord Killanin,
April 1999 The Lord Killanin, a Life Vice President of the RNLI. The Lord Killanin joined the Committee of Management in 1959 and was appointed a Vice President in 1972 and a Life Vice President in 1989.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Winning Touch
.ie RNLI's competition to find photos to help launch its 175th Anniversary Year , at the London Boat Show in January produced some stunning shots. The six winners are reproduced here - the overall winner gets £150 of photographic...
Category: Articles