LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Holmfield
600-TON CARGO VESSEL AGROUND Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 5.48 on the evening of Tuesday the 3rd September, 1963, the honorary secretary received a radio message from Valentia radio station that the 600-ton cargo vessel Holmfield of Liverpool, on...
Corsair
TOW ROPE PARTED Troon, Ayrshire. At 10.15 a-m- on ist October, 1963, a pilot told the honorary secretary that a motor boat was burning flares about two miles north-west of Troon harbour. The life-boat James and Barbara Aitken left her...
Clarke, Chapman & Company Limited
MARINE A U X I L I A R I E S FOR LIFE-BOAT STATIONS This illustrates one of our electrically driven winches as supplied to the Tynemouth Lifeboat Station for hauling up the life-boat.
Many other winches of similar design...
Category: Advertisement
1974 Accounts Summary
Income General purpose legacies Subscriptions and donations Miscellaneous Restricted funds Expenditure Operational Technical Fund raising Administration Capital £000's 1,721 2,176 266 782 4,945 £000's 1,212 953 773 571...
Category: Accounts
J.B.W.
Barrow, Lancashire - At 2.45 a.m.
on 28th September, 1966, news was received that an air search had been in operation since the previous day for the yacht J.B.W., which was overdue at Glasson dock on passage from the Isle...
Flying Spray
At 4.40 a.m. on loth March, 1967, it was reported that red flares had been sighted at the south end of the Sound of Islay.
There was a fresh south-westerly breeze with a moderate sea. It was just after high water. The...
The Motor Fishing Vessell Hamoaze
Fleetwood, Lancashire - At 9.30 a.m.
on 26th March, 1967, the owner of the motor fishing vessel Hamoaze informed the honorary secretary that a crew on board his vessel were attempting to salvage her as she was aground on...
None (1)
... and for Brandy The crew of Swanage lifeboat were involved in a similar doggy episode shortly after Walmer's rescue, fortunately with the same happy result.
Brandy, a two-year-old collie on holiday in the area with...
RNLI News
Volunteer action awards TJie Whitbread Volunteer Action Awards are recognised as one of the UK's most prestigious community award schemes.
Fundraising and operational volunteers with the RNLI are eligible for the awards...
Category: Articles
Ken Black
Ken Black rounds the Needles on his way to breaking the record time for circumnavigating the Isle of Wight on a sailboard. The challenge is laid down by Carlsberg who, because Ken was to donate his prize money to the RNLI, doubled the amount... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs