LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
All That Remained of the 19Ft Sum Speed After She Caught Fire on the River Orwell In Suffolk Both of Harwich's Lifeboats
All that remained of the 19ft Sum Speed after she caught fire on the River Orwell in Suffolk. Both of Harwich's lifeboats were called to the scene and the photograph was taken from the lifeboat by the crew.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Services (From Page 8)
Lifeboat Services (from page 8) At 2248, seeing the boat pass through the foul area, Coxswain Bowry took Gertrude on to the sand in breaking seas 7 cables from the casualty's position. The wind was now north east force 6 with rough seas...
Category: Services
All Three 70Ft Clyde Class (Right) Were Withdrawn from Service During the Summer of 1988 T
all three 70ft Clyde class (right) were withdrawn from service during the summer of 1988. The Clydes will be sold out of service and two of the four McLachlans will be retained for use as boarding boats at Number (Clyde photo courtesy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
St. Patrick
JUNE 13TH. - FISHGUARD AND ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE At 4.40 in the morning a message was received at Fishguard from the coastguard that a vessel was on fire seven miles west of Strumble Head, and at 5.25 the motor life-boat White Star was...
The Autumn Ball Held By Wells Branch
The autumn ball held by Wells branch at the Bishop's Palace last September was an outstanding success and very much enjoyed. As well as a raffle there was an auction for a cricket bat signed by Somerset and Gloucestershire cricket teams... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
CUMBERLAHD.—On the 17th April, 1866, information was received, during a strong gale from W.S.W., that a schooner was on shore on Dub Mill Scar, about eight miles E N.E. of this place, with a flag of distress flying. In a very short time the...
Category: Services
Sweet William By Rosemary Whitten
A MARATHON 278-MILE DONKEY TROT FROM ST IVES TO LONDON 'Hey, what's that Freisian donkey doing staked out on your grass?' The cheerful farmer's voice stopped the conversation in the comfortable bar of The White Hart,...
Category: Articles
Long Service Awards
THE LONG SERVICE BADGE for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more has been awarded to: Abersoch Crew Member B. D. McGill Clogher Head Motor Mechanic J. Garvey Eastbourne Coxswain G. Cole Fishguard...
Category: Awards
A Sailboard, PowerBoats and a Yacht
Anticipatory launch ends in eight calls on two lifeboats Eastbourne South East Division Both of Eastbourne's lifeboats were launched in anticipation of problems on 17 July 1988, when freshening conditions on the day of the London to...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Friday, 27th August, 1937.
PAID £13,874 lls. 7d. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, in- cluding rewards for services, payments for the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses and slipways,...
Category: Committee