LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Bucephalus, of Shields
On September 22nd, during a fresh breeze at E.N.E., a burning tar-barrel was observed at this station from some distressed vessel in the direction of the east end of the Goodwin Sands. The steam-tug Vulwm, with the Life-boat Bradford in tow,...
Life-Boatmen Who Were Honoured In London In May There Were 17 and Here They Are Pictured on the Embankment Before the Investiture See Page 343 for Profile on Coxswain Derek Scott, B.E.M., of the Mumbles life-boat.
Life-Boatmen Who Were Honoured In London In May There Were 17 And Here They Are Pictured On The Embankment Before The Investiture See Page 343 For Profile on Coxswain Derek Scott, B.E.M., of the Mumbles life-boat. Life-Boatmen Who Were... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Vhp Transmitter/Receivers Are Now Very Compact and Can Be Fitted In Boats As Small As the RNLI's D Class Inflatables. This Photograph of the First Atlantic 75 Rigid
VHP transmitter/receivers are now very compact and can be fitted in boats as small as the RNLI's D class inflatables. This photograph of the first Atlantic 75 rigid inflatable clearly shows the aerial mounted on the mast aft - as high as... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Canadian's Legacy
IN December, 1928, the Institution received the following letter from Mill- brook, Ontario, Canada :— " In the Toronto, Can., Globe of Dec. 8th, I saw an interesting article about the work of the Royal National Life-boat Institution. I...
Category: Donations
In This Issue.
News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services Rescues from around the country including award winning rescues Task of the Vikings 16 Jim Ferguson takes a look at the Norwegian lifeboat service A New Zealand lease...
Category: Contents
A Sailing Dinghy
A LONG SEARCH IN FOG Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— At 8.35 in the evening of the 17th of August, 1947, the Filey coastguard reported that a sailing dinghy, in which two men had put out fishing at 2.0 in the afternoon, should have...
Cineraria
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—At 10.20 on the night of the 19th of October, 1954, a woman at Sheshader rang up to say that a fishing boat had run ashore off Sheshader. At 10.45 the life- boat The James and Margaret Boyd, put out. The sea was...
A Boat (2)
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 1.15 on the after- noon of the 26th of February, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small boat with three anglers on board was in difficulties about half a mile off the entrance to Rhyl harbour...
Notes of the Quarter
ON 21st January, 1970, Fraserburgh life-boat capsized with the loss of five members of her crew. There was only one survivor, Mr. Jackson Buchan. On 25th March Mr. Goronwy Roberts, Minister of State, Board of Trade, stated in the House of...
Category: Articles
A Yacht
Rhyl, Flintshire. On the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the honorary secretary saw that a yacht, which had altered course on approaching Rhyl harbour entrance, appeared to be blown down wind out of control.
There was a...