LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
(Below) Seas Break Heavily Over the Stranded Vessel
(below) seas break heavily over the stranded vessel. Conditions had moderated by the time these photographs were taken in the early aftemoon.of 13 January. (Photos courtesy Jerry Kennelly). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Annual Report
AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Willis's Booms, King Street, St. James's Square, on Tuesday, the 16th day of March 1880, His Grace THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, Lord Privy Seal,...
Category: Annual Reports
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Dover, Kent. At 6.10 on the evening of the 12th of July, 1959, the coastguardinformed the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning red flares two miles off Leathercoat Point. A Dutch tug had gone to her help and had connected a tow line....
Record of Rescues In 1967
1967 month January February March April May June July August September October November December Number of times life-boats called out on service 65 49 85 66 69 117 144 154 122 113 60 59 1,103 Lives saved by life-boats 25 25 67 23 67 98 67...
Category: Services
Pride of the Crew
At only 11 years old Katy Malcolm is the pride of Wick's lifeboat crew, branch and guild. Since September 1992 Katy, a member of Storm Force, has raised £650.83 by organising sales outside her parents home, raffling a doll and by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pride
During a heavy squall, on the 4th October, the fishing- boat Pride, of Pakefield, had her sails blown away, and hoisted a signal for assistance. The Life-boat James Leath was promptly launched, but before she reached the vessel the wind had...
Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards
LONDON, TUESDAY MAY 15 pride in the past: inspiration for the future THE 1984 ANNUAL MEETINGS of the RNLI at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Tuesday May 15, will long be remembered by all who attended. The afternoon presentation of...
Category: Meetings
For Model Makers
Aerokits Ltd have recently introduced into their model range a kit for the 48' 6" Solent class lifeboat, the prototype of which (shown above) is being given to Southwold Lifeboat Museum.
A royalty will come to the...
Category: Articles
There Was An Added Treat for Three Lads Who Won Prizes In N Lifeboat Model-Making Competition They Went to Weston Park Near Newport
There was an added treat for three lads who won prizes in n lifeboat model-making competition. They went to Weston Park, near Newport, Salop, lo receive their awards from Lord Bradford, president of the Newport brunch of the RNLI. The boys... - View image in PDF
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Wells, Norfolk. At approximately 4.20 p.m. on 13th June, 1965, the motor mechanic saw a man in the sea up to his waist, carrying a boy. The tide was flooding and the man was calling for help. At 4.20 the IRB launched in a slight westerly...