LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Juniper, of Aberdeen
On 19th February, 1967, the life-boat John and Frances Macfarlane rescued the crew of the trawler Juniper of Aberdeen.
A full account of this service, for which special awards were made to the coxswain and crew, will appear...
Miss Ann, of Paignton
JULY 18TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 11.7 at night the Brixham coastguard reported that the Torquay police had received a 999 telephone call which said that a whistle had been heard from a boat apparently in distress half a mile east of Roundham...
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston (R) Chairman of the Fund Raising Committee and Glyn Williams (I) Dos Wales Visited Members of Bridgend Ladies' Guild In October
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston (r.), chairman of the Fund Raising Committee, and Glyn Williams (I.), DOS Wales, visited members of Bridgend ladies' guild in October. During the visit, Sir Peter Compston was presented with a cheque for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Sam May, of Southwold
Coxswain Sam May, of South wold.
SAMUEL C. MAY, at one time Coxswain of the Southwold Life-boat, died on 18th. May last after a long illness. He was sixty-three years old, and was appointed Second Coxswain in 1891, seven...
Category: Obituaries
Ladybird
Yacht on rocks A RADIO MESSAGE at 0924 on Thursday July 15, 1982, reported that a yacht was aground in the area of the Western Carracks, three miles west of St Ives. The honorary secretary of St Ives lifeboat station immediately assembled...
Mrs Topsy Levan Honorary Secretary of Kew Branch Clad In Oilskins and Armed With a Loudhailer Collects for the Rnli at the Foot of Kew Pier Where Countless Holiday Ma
Mrs Topsy Levan, honorary secretary of Kew branch, clad in oilskins and armed with a loudhailer, collects for the RNLI at the foot of Kew Pier, where countless holiday makers disembark after trips up the Thames. Last summer she raised more... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Speed Boat
Survivor from wrecked speedboat rescued from base of 35ft cliff Lough Swilly lifeboat crew members Bernard Devlin and Mark Porter have been awarded the Thanks of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution inscribed on Vellum following the...
6. Amy, Daughter of Gary Collett, a Boat Builder at the Ilc, Presents a Bouquet to Lynn Faulds Wood
6. Amy, daughter of Gary Collett, a boat builder at the ILC, presents a bouquet to Lynn Faulds Wood during the naming ceremony of the Mersey class lifeboat Bingo Lifeline. Photo Janet Smith The two naming ceremonies are described in more... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Richards of Lynmouth
COXSWAIN GEOEGE STANLEY RICH- ARDS, who died on the 10th of January, 1954, at the age of 91, was a well-known personality in Lynmouth, and had been .coxswain of the Lyn- mouth life-boat from 1926 to 1931.
For forty years...
Category: Obituaries
Ark of Connemara
CREW TAKEN OFF MOTOR BOAT IN GALE Howth, Co. Dublin. At 7.40 on the evening of the 26th August, 1962, the garda informed the honorary secretary that flares had been seen at first in the direction of Rockabill and later from a boat at Lough...