LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sand Boats Wisbech, Lintie and Kinfauns
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 2.5 on the afternoon of the 26th of November, 1956, a director of the Tay Sand Co., Ltd., telephoned to say that two sand boats were dredging above the Tay Bridge and were now heavily laden.
A...
Annual Report
AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Tuesday, the 14th day of March, 1871, His Grace the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O., D.C.L., President of the Institution, in the Chair, the...
Category: Annual Reports
Letters
Immediate thanks On Wednesday December 10, 1980, our diving boat Kermit, named after a famous frog, decided to roll over on her back in an attempt to swim like her namesake. She found, however, that although in this position floating was...
Category: Correspondence
Letters
Safety at sea Having just received my summer copy of THE LIFEBOAT and read the reported speech of John Archer at University College, London, on 'Safety at Sea', I feel that I cannot let it pass without making a few comments on it.<...
Category: Correspondence
The Rnli Medina 35' Rigid Hull on Which the 31In Diameter Inflatable Sponson Will Be Mounted Has a Long Fine Bow Which Cuts Cleanly Through the Crests Waves Her Sheer Is Bold Giving Her Con
The RNLI Medina 35's rigid hull, on which the 31in diameter inflatable sponson will be mounted, has a long, fine bow which cuts cleanly through the crests of waves. Her sheer is bold, giving her considerable reserve buoyancy.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rosendal
At 9.30 A.M. on the 24th December, a Coastguard reported that a vessel, with a signal of distress flying, was ashore on the Aberlady Sands. The Life-boat Norman Clark was launched without delay and proceeded to the vessel, which proved to be...
Give it a go: Coastal sketching
Winter days may be short, but the coast is just as beautiful – and often more dramatic – in the colder months. Wrap up warm and get creative with Illustrator Jessica Hogarth
For Jessica, art began at home: ‘My coastal...
Category: Articles
Sultan & Pet
About 3.30 P.M. on the 6th March a ketch was seen trying to beat up for Tenby Roads, but when about three-and-a-half miles off, her canvas was all blown away.
There was a whole N.N.W. gale at the time and the sea was very...
Disaster to the Rye Life-Boat. The Whole Crew Drowned
THE worst disaster which has fallen on the Life-boat Service for many years occurred on 15th November. It fell with crushing weight on the gallant Life-boat Crew of the little village of Rye Harbour, sweeping away practically the whole adult...
Category: Articles
Unitia
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 11.35 on the night of the 24th of May, 1952, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned a wireless message from the steam trawler Unitia, of Aberdeen, that she had gone ashore in Rousay Sound and needed help. At 11.45 the life...