LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Duke of Kent President of the Rnli Receives the "Large" Cheque for £9136372 from Four Young Scouts Representing Northern Ireland Scotland Wales and England:
The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, receives the "large" cheque for £91,363.72 from four young Scouts representing Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England: it was one of the happiest moments at the 1975 Annual... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Membership News
Re-member 1989 The 'Re-member 1989' scheme to fund a new Mersey class lifeboat has got off to a slightly disappointing start, although it is still early days for the appeal.
Although the number of new members coming...
Category: Articles
Contents
In this issue News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Direct Talking The RNLI's Director, Brian Miles, with his views on 1997 and the future 9 Lifeboat Services 14 including Medal and Vellum services from around the...
Category: Contents
Prudence
AUGUST 12TH. - MARGATE, KENT At 5.50 P.M. during an air-raid the police telephoned the life-boat coxswain that a man had come down in the sea by parachute two miles off Epple Bay. A S.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth. The motor...
St.Cybi
St Cybi (Civil Service No.9) is one of 20 Barnett class boats built.
At 52ft they were the largest RNLI lifeboats at the time and were fine seaboats. All were built with open cockpit steering position but St Cybi was later... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Coxswains
DURING February, March, and April, 1921, the following awards were made to Coxswains:— To JOSEPH JONES, on his retirement, after 15J years' service as Coxswain of the Bull Bay Life-boat, and, previously, 12f years as Second Coxswain,...
Category: Awards
Living with the RNLI
On the role:
L: ‘I’m immensely proud of Gary’s role with the RNLI and am behind him 110%. I believe the commitment has to be from the families as well or it’s not possible to do it.’ G: ‘I’ve now been on the crew for 17...
Category: Articles
Dayspring
DUNCANNON, WATEHFORD HARBOUR.— On the 3rd March, at about 1.15 P.M., a vessel was seen to be striking heavily on the Bar. The Life-boat Richard and Ann Warner was got out, but owing to the state of the tide, and to the wind being in a S.S.E....
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Very much an Inshore Lifeboat...
West Kirby's D class inflatable took the term Inshore Lifeboat literally on 14January 1991, when the crew took her 14 miles by road and through the Mersey Tunnel to rescue a boy and his...
Awards to Honorary Workers
DURING April, May, June and July the following awards were made to Honorary Secretaries of Branches, and to other honorary workers in recogni- tion of their services in the cause of the Institution:— To Mr. S. J. R. LEGEHTON, on his...
Category: Awards