LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Flora, of Poole
The small surf Life-boat on this station, the Duff, went off on the 16th January, 1871, to the brig Flora, of Poole, which had parted her anchors and gone on the beach during a strong gale from the South. Proceeding through a heavy surf to...
A Dinghy, Corsair, a Rowing Boat and the Folk Boat Alba
No. 3 Life-boat Area (North East England) BRIDLINGTON'S BUSY DAY ON 12th July the Bridlington, Yorkshire, life-boat William Henry and Mary King—she is a 37-foot Oakley—and the local inshore rescue boat had a busy...
A Night at the Opera...
Harrogate ladies lifeboat guild organised an evening entitled 'a Patchwork of Song', celebrating the RNLI's 175th and Opera North's 21st birthdays.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The German Fisheries Cruiser Frithjof
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 5th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the German fisheries cruiser Frithjof had asked for the life-boat to land a British trawler- hand who was...
Annual Meeting
The Prince of Wales's Presidential Address.
THE Hundred and Seventh Annual Meet- ing of the Governors of the Institution was held at the Central Hall, West- minster, on Wednesday, 13th May, at 2.30...
Category: Meetings
Irb Launches on Service During the Months March, April and May 1971
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aberdovey, Merionethshire Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire Amble, Northumberland Atlantic College, Glamorganshire Bangor, Co. Down Barmouth, Merionethshire Barrow, Lancashire Bembridge, Isle of...
Category: Services
The Motor Cruisers Lady Betty and Celeriter
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 7.30 on the morning of the 7th of November, 1952, the life-boat E.M.E.D. left Harwich for her station, after towing in the motor barge Sway. At the same time the Walton-on-the-Naze j coastguard telephoned the...
Derby Branch Commissioned Roderick Lovesey the Derbyshire Artist
Derby branch commissioned Roderick Lovesey, the Derbyshire artist, to paint a lifeboat scene. A raffle for the original oil painting, The Rescue, is just ending, but a limited edition of 250 full colour prints (19'/2inx.26in) each signed... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr and Mrs Derek Hull, Family of the Kilkeel Lifeboat's Donor Go Afloat After the Naming Ceremony - Report on Opposite Page.
Mr and Mrs Derek Hull, family of the Kilkeel lifeboat's donor go afloat after the naming ceremony - report on opposite page.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Harold Bradford of Exmouth Opens the National Boat Show
(see page 1 5). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs