LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1986 the RNLI's lifeboats have so far launched 1,550 times, saving 686 lives.
In 1985 lifeboats launched 3,882 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1,744 lives (an average of over...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Suevic (3)
THE LIZARD, CADGWITH, COVERACK, and PORTHLEVEN, CORNWALL.—A disas- ter of such magnitude as seldom occurs on the coast of the United Kingdom took place off Cornwall on the night of the 17th March. Thanks to the prompt action of the...
Cover Picture
A night launch of Hoylake's 37ft 6in Rather class lifeboat, Mary Gabriel. Hoylake is one of the RNLI's 23 stations where a lifeboat over ten metres in length is launched by tractor and carriage. The tractor in this picture is the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Peggy Gordon
On the morning of the 28th September the Ballantrae coastguard reported that a small fish- ing boat off Lendalfoot wanted help.
A moderate W.N.W. breeze was blow- ing, with a moderate sea. The weather was thick, with rain...
Two Fishing Boats
A mode- rate easterly gale was blowing on the 3rd November, and with the flood-tide the sea increased considerably. During the afternoon two fishing boats, belong- ing to St. Andrew's, which had been waiting for the tide, were observed...
Search and Rescue at Sea
ALONG the top of the first page of the official instructions to H.M. Coast- guard the following words are written : " The swift emergencies of the sea call for prompt response ".
It is just that which has led to...
Category: Articles
Pamela Black Presents £75 Collected By 12 Children to Captain I C Bayliss Methil Harbour Master and Chairman of Buckhaven and Methil Branch the Other Helpers
Pamela Black presents £75 collected by 12 children to Captain I. C.
Bayliss, Methil harbour master and chairman of Buckhaven and Methil branch. The other helpers were Susan McGarrity, Ann Williamson, Fiona Thomson,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat
THE LiFE-BoAT.
Words by Vice-Admiral J. E. WARD.
~ 'i mf Last Verse and Music composed by C. H. PURDAT.
VOICE.
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Fine ships and...
Category: Songs
Paperchase
Two saved in harbour drama Faced with the choice of a wait offshore for eight hours in gale force conditions or reaching dry Land quickly by a risky harbour entry, which would you choose? Decision time When a crew of two undertook a maiden...
A Life-Boat Diary
"Ship" Ha'pennies for Life-boats A LARGE tin containing a thousand ha'pennies, all with the "ship" design on one side, has been given by Mr.
Henry Broom and his daughter Betty, of Bedford,...
Category: Articles