LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
May
Launches 22. Lives rescued 17.
MAY 4TH.. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. Early in the morning , information was received from the coastguard that signals had been seen seven to eight miles N.N.W. of Kinnaird Head, and at...
Category: Services
A Speed Boat
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The Torpedo Destroyer Beaver
At 5.40 A.M. on the 21st December, during smooth but foggy weather, a new torpedo destroyer named the Beaver stranded about 1J miles south of Hasborough Lighthouse. The vessel had only re- cently been launched and was on her way to...
Cedefore
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 5.30 a.m. on 2ist February, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a 40 foot cabin yacht Cede/ore near the Mid Barrow Lightvessel needed assistance. At 6.5 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil...
Presentation at Westminster Hospital
IN April, 1926, the Institution awarded its Gold Brooch to Miss H. Denham, who for many years has been in the Incurable Ward at Westminster Hospital; and during the past seven years has collected there for the Life-boat Service nearly...
Category: Awards
Peter Chennell (Left) Controls Operations from Poole While Terry Burden (Right) Makes Sure That All Runs Smoothly In Thirsk
Peter Chennell (left) controls operations from Poole while Terry Burden (right) makes sure that all runs smoothly in Thirsk. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Lancresse & Tres
During a thick fog on the morning of the 23rd November the s.s. Lancresse, of Guernsey, bound from London to Newlyn with a cargo of stone, and the Norwegian steamer Tres, of Tonsberg, Blyth for Caen, with a cargo of coal, came into collision...
(Below) a Vintage Gift: This 1926
(Below) A vintage gift: this 1926, four-seater open tourer Rolls-Royce 20 was generously donated to the RNLI and recently came under the hammer at a Christie's car auction at Beaulieu in Hampshire. In the words of the sale catalogue:... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Urlana and Thurland Castle (1)
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT BARRA ISLAND SEPTEMBER 5TH. - BARRA ISLAND, AND STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES.
At 7 o’clock in the morning a message came from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore on Idrigill Point on the Isle of Skye, 40...
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
FOE the sixth year running the fishwives of CuIIercoats have held their collection for the Institution on the occasion of the August road exercise and Launch I of the Life-boat in Whitley Bay, and | although, for the first time, they have...
Category: Articles