LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Jose Ramon
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 9.15 on the evening of the 29th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from Seven Stones lightvessel that the trawler Jose Ramon of San Sebastian was...
Birthday honours
Many of the emergencies that our London lifeboat crews are called to involve immediate risk of drowning, so their 40-knot E class lifeboats are essential.
Now an RNLI engineer has been recognised with an MBE for her role...
Category: Articles
Life-Boat Essay Competition: Presentation of Prizes
The Greater London Shield.
AT the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on 13th July, the Challenge Shield for Greater London and the individual prizes won by the schools of Greater London in the Life-boat Essay Competition this year...
Category: Articles
A Sailing Surf Board
Capsize TWO BOYS, aged 17 and 15, who had set out from Cove Sailing Club on a 15ft sailing surf board capsized off Baron's Point, lower Loch Long, at about 1240 on Sunday April 20 and were unable to right their boat because water was get...
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MARCH 25TH. - WICKLOW. Flares had been reported, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £22 1s..
Donaghadee's Future Lifeboat (In Foreground Left) Is One of Four Steel-Hulled 44' Waveneys Building at Bideford Shipyard North Devon When This Photograph Was Taken In
Donaghadee's future lifeboat (in foreground, left) is one of four steel-hulled 44' Waveneys building at Bideford Shipyard, North Devon. When this photograph was taken, in January, her aluminium alloy deck plates were being offered up... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
In his report on the past year's work at the Annual General Meeting of the Institution, which is given on page 70, Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham- Quin, R.N., the Chairman, described the past year as one of outstanding success in the...
Category: Articles
Life-Boat Days In 1932
IN 1932 the number of Branches which held Life-boat Days was 713, an increase of 27 on the previous year. Each year there has been a steady increase, and there were nearly 100 more Days in 1932 than in 1929.
Though the...
Category: Articles
Relief Tyne:
Relief Tyne: (above) After naming the new 47ft Tyne lifeboat RNLB Sam and Joan Woods at RNLI Pools depot quay on June 28, Mrs A. W. Hemsted was invited aboard; with her is Cdr Bruce Cairns, chief of operations.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
List of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution During the Year 1878
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Category: Services