LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Vanessa
Sheringham, Norfolk.—-At six o'clock on the evening of the 29th of July, 1957, a message was received that a yacht was in need of help a quarter of a mile south-east of Sheringham.
At 6.22 the life-boat Foresters Cen-...
Mr. John Prior, Deal
Mr. John Prior, of Deal, who died on 14th December last at the age of eighty-four, was for twenty-five years the secretary of one of the most im- portant life-boat stations on our coasts —the famous station at North...
Category: Obituaries
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1914
Jan. 6. 5.16 a.m. Three fishing cobles of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat stood by cobles.
„ 6. 8.30 a.m. Ketch James, of Carnarvon. Porthdinllaen Life-boat saved . . . 4 i, 6- 4.15 p.m....
Category: Services
Alderney Lifeboat Crew Are Presented to the Duchess of Kent By Coxswain Stephen Shaw
Alderney lifeboat crew are presented to the Duchess of Kent by Coxswain Stephen Shaw. Behind the Duchess are (r) Mr Michael Vernon, a deputy chairman of the RNLI, and (I) Dr John Ayoub, chairman of the branch committee. photograph by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Scarborough Life-Boat J. G. Graves of Sheffield Going Out on Service
The Scarborough life-boat J, G. Graves of Sheffield going out on service.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two New Appointments
COLONEL J. T. Benn, O.B.E., has been appointed District Organising Secretary for the Midlands in place of Wing Commander E. J. Brooks, D.F.C., who recently resigned. Colonel Benn was commissioned from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,...
Category: Committee
Norian
Plymouth, Devon - At 7.43 p.m. on 27th September, 1966, news was received that the yacht Norian had broken down in heavy seas twenty two miles south south east of Eddystone, and was asking for the assistance of a tug and a life-boat. The...
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Red flag rescue The red flag was flying, there were constant loudspeaker announcements, and safety signs alerted people to the dangers. Despite these warnings, people were still in the waterSwimmers near Bournemouth pier were in danger of...
Past and Present
50 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, October 1938 issue A New Medal for Gallantry SINCE the Institution was founded the head of the Sovereign has appeared on the obverse of the medals which it awards for gallantry. The first medals,...
Category: Articles
COLD REALITY
Lifeboat crews will always be ready to rescue when the call for help comes in. But with commercial fishing one of the most dangerous peacetime occupations, how can the RNLI help our fishermen to improve their chances before help arrives?<...
Category: Articles