LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Naming Ceremony at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
THE motor life-boat which the Insti- tution has built for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to take the place of the motor life-boat destroyed by fire while being overhauled at Cowes in June of last year, was named at the building yard of Messrs....
Category: Inaugurations
These Pirates Come from Cable Belt Ltd Camberley
These pirates come from Cable Belt Ltd, Camberley, and were just one of the teams to take part in the sixth annual pub crawl organised by Camberley branch. With the help of plunderers like them £1,432.33 was amassed from lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Henry Blogg, G.C., B.E.M., of Cromer (1)
From the painting by Mr, T Cs Dugdale, R.A.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Margate Pulling and Sailing Life-Boat, "Eliza Harriett," Returning With 3 Men Rescued from the Ketch-Barge "Lord Nelson," of London, and 5 from the Motor-Barge "Guernsey," of London, on 22nd October, 1924
The Margate Pulling and Sailing Life-Boat "Eliza Harriett" Returning With 3 Men Rescued From The Ketch-Barge " Lord Nelson" of London and & From The Motor-Barge "Guernsey" of London On 22nd Oct. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Torbay Devon Life-Boat Arriving at Brixham on 9Th July 1968 With 126 Holidaymakers Rescued
The Torbay, Devon, life-boat arriving at Brixham on 9th July, 1968, with 126 holidaymakers rescued from the Torquay to Brixham ferry, Western Lady, which ran aground in thick fog.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Heye P.
Coaster on rocks A VESSEL on the rocks at Prawle Point was reported to the honorary secretary of Salcombe lifeboat station by Prawle Point Coastguard at 2233 on Sunday December 16, 1979. Less than ten minutes later Salcombe's 47ft Watson...
Five Years of War
In the five years since war was declared on 3rd. September, 1939, our lifeboats have put out to the help of ships and aeroplanes 3,385 times and have rescued 5,777 lives. That is an average of 22 lives every week. It is more lives rescued in...
Category: Articles
Fydlyn Bay
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 9.10 p.m.
on I4th May, 1967, information was received that the motor fishing vessel Fydlyn Bay, on passage from Morecambe Bay to Holyhead, had developed engine trouble but was expected to arrive at 2...
Ireland: Community News
Clogher Head
HOLLYWOOD COMES TO CLOGHER HEAD
Volunteers at Clogher Head Lifeboat Station were overwhelmed by local support for a fundraising event in aid of the station’s Shannon class lifeboat appeal....
Category: Articles
Gullfoss, of Reykjavik
Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 2.45 p.m. on 28th August, 1967, the honorary secretary was informed that there was a sick man on board the motor vessel Gullfoss of Reykjavik which would be off Scrabster at 4 o'clock. The life-boat Pentland...