LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Merchant Ships
A book entitled " Ships of the British Merchant Navy " has been written by Paymaster-Lieutenant E. C. Talbot- Booth, R.N.R., and will be published shortly by Messrs. Andrew Melrose Ltd.
It is a record of the ships...
Category: Articles
Small Wonder
Small wonder We enclose a photograph (above) taken while on holiday in Cornwall. We spotted the scene at Polruan whilst waiting for the ferry to Fowey. The picture still makes us smile; is it a new class of lifeboat?—DAVID AND STEPHANIE... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke of Kent President of the Rnli Receives the "Large" Cheque for £9136372 from Four Young Scouts Representing Northern Ireland Scotland Wales and England:
The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, receives the "large" cheque for £91,363.72 from four young Scouts representing Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England: it was one of the happiest moments at the 1975 Annual... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Sailing Boat
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 1.45 on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1954, the police reported that a Conway sailing boat, with a crew of two, had capsized near the life-boat station.
At two o'clock the life-boat Field...
An Aeroplane (38)
JULY 3RD. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
At 7.15 P.M. a three-engined enemy bomber was attacked by British fighter aeroplanes, north-east of Gourdon. In a few minutes the bomber crashed into the sea.
A light...
None (43)
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - MARGATE, KENT.
During the afternoon the coastguard reported that a party of bathers off Nayland Rock had got into difficulties. A fresh easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea. As it was dead low water...
Fishing Boats (1)
While the fishing-boats were at sea on the 20th March the south-easterly wind increased rapidly, bringing up with it a very heavy sea. As it was realized that it would be quite unsafe for the boats to attempt to get into Gourdon Harbour,...
The S.S. Kaida, of Leith
DECEMBER 22ND. - SELSEY, SUSSEX.
At 9.40 at night the coastguard reported distress signals from a vessel off Middleton, and at ten o’clock the motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched in a strong, northerly wind with a...
Thanks—And a Cheque
The following letter, extracts of which are published here, was received in September, 1968, from Raymond Baxter, formerly Director of Motoring Publicity, The British Motor Corporation Ltd., and well-known television com- mentator, enclosing...
Category: Articles
Annie Marie
NAIRN, N.B.—At about noon on the 20th January, information was received that a ship had gone ashore at Fort George, about seven miles W. of Nairn.
The Caulfield and Ann Life-boat went to her assistance, and on reaching the...