LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rob Roy of Sunderland
On the night of the 12th January the steam-tug Hob Boy, of Sunderlaud, ran ashore on Whitburn rocks. On the alarm being given, the Whitburn life-boat was promptly launched through a high surf, and succeeded in rescuing her crew of 4 men and...
The Parsons Engineering Co. Ltd
PRIDE OF PLACE The Parsons Engineering Co. Ltd. are proud to acknowledge the continued installation of their 'Penguin', 'Porbeagle' and 'Barracuda' marine diesel engines in ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION...
Category: Advertisement
One Act Plays
Two new one act plays on the subject of the Life-boat Service have recently been written. Both are available to branches for local performances, and in each case the author is willing to forgo any royalties when branches produce the play in...
Category: Articles
Ceremonies
There was an expectant buzz around the Scarborough boathouse as the crowd awaited the arrival of HRH The Duchess of Kent in the warm, late summer sunshine on 9 September 1992. In a lively and enthusiastic speech by branch president Gilbert...
Category: Inaugurations
The Golden Gleam, Moonbeam and the Sea Flower
Boulmer, Northumberland - At 6.55 p.m. on I7th July, 1967, a message was received that the weather was deteriorating and three fishing cobles were still at sea. The life-boat Robert and Dorothy Hardcastle was launched at 7.25 in a strong...
The Small Rowing Boat Winifred
The small rowing boat Winifred, of Ramsgate, with two men aboard, put to sea on the morning of the 13th July, but a thick fog came down and the men did not know where they were. Their cries for help were heard, and the Motor Life-boat...
Pushing the Boat Out
The fundraising efforts of Manor Park Holiday Village in Hunstanton led to a £4,000 cheque presentation to the town's lifeboat station earlier this year. Manor Park raises cash for worthy causes every year and the RNLI was chosen as... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain William Stephen, of Montrose
Coxswain William Stephen, of Montrose, died on 16th December last, at the age of sixty-seven. He had been in the service of the Institution for fortyeight years. In 1913 he was appointed Coxswain of the Montrose No. 2 Lifeboat, and then in...
Category: Obituaries
The Padstow Screw Steam Life-Boat "James Stevens No 4" Going to the Aid of a Vessel In Distress
The Padstow Screw Steam Life-Boat "James Stevens No 4" Going To The Aid of A Vessel In Distress. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat Was the John and Sarah Eliza Stych, of Padstow, Temporarily Stationed at St. Ives
The Life-Boat Was The John and Sarah Eliza Stych of Padstow Temporarily Stationed at St Ives. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs