LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Admiralty Tanker Wave Victor (2)
Ilfracombe, and Appledore, Devon; and Minehead, Somerset.—At 5.24 on the afternoon of the 17th of January, 1954, the Admiralty tanker Wave Victor, which had fifty-five people on board, wirelessed that fire had broken out in her engine-room...
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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Obituary
Commander Alphonsus J. O'B. Twohig, K.M., M. Inst. T., A.R.I.N.A. died on 3ist July, 1967, at the age of 73. From February, 1951, to February, 1961, Commander Twohig was honourary treasurer of the Dublin branch of the R.N.L.I. He was...
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Awards to Coxswains and Crews
The following coxswains and members of life-boat crews have been awarded certificates of service, and in addition those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations have been awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance and a...
Category: Awards
Gardelwen
Disabled A FISHING VESSEL, Gardelwen, suffering engine and steering failure was reported to the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 0330 on Sunday October 31, 1982. She was 17'/2 miles bearing 265°M from Barmouth and...
Foresters Friendly to RNLI history
Foresters Friendly Society, which has an enduring relationship with the RNLI, is sponsoring the RNLI Heritage Trust through 2011.
The sponsorship coincides with the RNLI being chosen by the Society’s High Chief Ranger,...
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Millicent
On the after- noon of the 19th November the coast- guard telephoned that the local fishing boat Millicent, with three men on board, had been out for twelve hours, and some anxiety was felt for her safety. A moderate north wind was blowing,...
Rubbish Recovered from the Bottom of the River Cam Raised £500 In Sponsorship Half of Which Was Donated to the Rnli; the Sub Aqua Junk Hunters Were Members of Cambridge University's
Rubbish recovered from the bottom of the River Cam raised £500 in sponsorship, half of which was donated to the RNLI; the sub aqua junk hunters were members of Cambridge University's Underwater Exploration Group whose haul included... - View image in PDF
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Book Reviews
Among the 455 people aboard the passenger steamer Royal Charter which went aground off the Anglesey coast on 25th October, 1859, were members of the family of R. M. Ballantyne, the famous writer of children's books. Ballantyne was deeply...
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Pennies May Not Rain from Heaven But Pound Notes Floated Down Just Outside Filey With a Little Help from a Helicopter from 665 Army Helicopter Squadron from Topclif
Pennies may not rain from heaven but pound notes floated down just outside Filey, with a little help from a helicopter from 665 Army Helicopter Squadron from Topcliffe, North Yorkshire. Staff at the Topcliffe base had done a 44-mile... - View image in PDF
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