LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Dolphin
Fishing vessel sinking ORANGE SMOKE observed one mile east of Chapel Point and six miles north of the lifeboat station was reported to Skegness honorary secretary at 1557 on Tuesday, June 29.
In good visibility and with a...
February (1)
FEBRUARY MEETING IN ERKEITHING, FIFESHIRE. On the afternoon of the 9th January, 1940, the S.S.
Elizabeth Bromley was taken from harbour to an anchorage four hundred yards out, in readiness to sail in the morning. The...
Category: Services
A Boat from H.M.S. Pomerol
APRIL 1 ST. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 11.53 P.M. on 31st March, a message was received from the resident naval officer at Brixham that a boat from H.M.S. Pomerol with men on board was adrift outside the harbour. A fresh S.S.E. gale was blowing,...
An American Tribute.
On March 2nd, 1941, the "New Yovk Times" published a leading aiticlt on the work of the British Life-boat Service: "The R.N.L.I." it said, "has been called the noblest of England's charitable societies. Though...
Category: Articles
Some Ways of Raising Money
The Public Relations Officer of the R.N.L.I., Mr. Patrick Howarth gave 'readings from his autobiography in verse, 'Play Back a Lifetime'' at the George Hotel, Beaconsfield, on 5th February. It was the world premiere and the...
Category: Donations
An Irish Lights Steamer (1)
DECEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARF BOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
An Irish Lights steamer bad been bombed and sunk by German aeroplanes, when carryto ing reliefs for light-ships from Rosslare to the Coningbeg Light-vessel, but...
Ocea
Steering failure LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of New Brighton lifeboat station at 1400 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that the yacht Ocea was acting in an erratic manner and appeared to be in difficulties just north of...
Fifty Years of Life-Boat Design
THE building of new life-boats is necessarily delayed owing to war conditions.
I think it is, therefore, a suitable time to look back, and consider the way we have come to the present stage, then look forward, and consider...
Category: Articles
Notes of the Quarter By the Editor
IN THE SUMMER and early autumn of 1974 exceptional weather conditions were experienced over much of Britain with frequent and prolonged gales. These were particularly severe over the period from Sunday, September 1 to Tuesday, September 3....
Category: Articles
Town & Country
"WE WERE SO PLEASED WITH OUR BRILLIANT NEW DRIVEWAY, WE GOT TOWN & COUNTRY TO DO THE PATHS AND PATIO AS WELL." Although a Town & Country driveway is beautiful to look at, its beauty is more than skin deep. Beneath the...
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