LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Union Mars
Cargo vessel alert AT 0450 ON FRIDAY. October 16, 1987— the day Britain was hit by the worst storms for 200 years—the coaster Union Mars reported to coastguards that she had suffered steering failure three miles south south east of St...
The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
FOE THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
Obverte,—Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria; beneath, in minute letters, " L. C. "Wyon." Double legend, " Royal National Life-boat Institution. Founded in...
Category: Medals
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Two hours searching - but nothing found One person is rescued, on average, every time an RNLI lifeboat is launched. Life-saving rescues are great news stories and it is these that capture the headlines across the country. But often the less...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
WHITBURN, DURHAM.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION forwarded to this important station, in September last, a new 32-feet 10-oared life-boat and transportingcarriage, in the place of the boat and carriage previously there, the old boat...
Category: Articles
Tijl Uilenspiegel (5)
Six lifeboats in search for missing Belgian trawler The new Tyne class lifeboat at Douglas, Isle of Man, had a testing time during her first service, in a search for a missing Belgian trawler which lasted for 11 hours in Force 7 winds and...
Today: Preparing for Exercise (L to R) Senior Helmsman Graham Thorburn 'Bengie' Pearson Bob Bryson Jim Pearson Helpers David Cochrane and Tom Brown (Who M
Today: Preparing for exercise. (I. to r.) Senior Helmsman Graham Thorburn, 'Bengie' Pearson, Bob Bryson, Jim Pearson Helpers David Cochrane and Tom Brown (who maintains boat and boathouse in good order) and finally Paddy Hooton..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BROADSTAIRS, KENT. — The boatmen at Broadstairs having some time since requested the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to place one of its self-righting life-boats on that station, and it being considered that such a boat might be useful, in...
Category: Articles
Long-Standing Supporters of the R.N.L.I.
AMONG companies which have given the R.N.L.I. valuable financial support over a number of years are a firm of naval tailors in Harwich, a Leeds brewery, and a Leith firm of shipowners, exporters and importers.
• The Harwich...
Category: Donations
Brothers Pride, of St. John's
NEW BRIGHTON.—About sunset on the 17th January the barque Brothers Pride, of St. John's, bound from that port for Liverpool, while in tow of a steam-tug, got ashore on Taylor's Bank at the entrance of the River Mersey. The weather...
Aberdeen's Arun Class Bp Forties Escorts the Fishing Vessel Ceol-Na-Mara
Aberdeen's Arun class BP Forties escorts the fishing vessel Ceol-na-Mara into Aberdeen harbour after nearly seven hours at sea in gale force winds. - View image in PDF
photo - Jim Ferguson, Aberdeen RNLI. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs