LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Fishing Smacks The James and The Atkins
PORTHDINLLAEN.—Signals of distress were shown from some vessels in Carnarvon Bay on the night of the 25th January. The crew of the Life-boat George Moore quickly assembled, launched their boat, and proceeded in the direction of the light,...
(Right) the Carriage Is Positioned
(Right) The carriage is positioned and tilted to receive the boat's stern . . ,. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Kayak
LIFE-BOATMEN'S SONS DROWNED Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 10.20 p.m.
on Wednesday the 10th of July, 1963, the coxswain was told thattwo boys had been reported missing in akayak. He informed the honorary secretary and it...
West Country Doctor Honoured
DR. D. I. AITKEN, of Swanage, has been awarded a special certificate on vellum in recognition of the part he played when the Swanage life-boat landed a sick man from the motor vessel Maya of Beirut on ist December, 1966.
At...
Category: Awards
Sail Safari -- It's a Lifeboat Knockout!
Using the 'It's a Knockout' theme, which has recently re-emerged into the limelight, the RNLI staged Sail Safari, an 'around the world boat race' in Battersea Park on 25 September. The event was part of the RNLI's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Above: Mike Dymond checks the flares and first aid kit aboard Samaki II
Above: Mike Dymond checks the flares and first aid kit aboerd Samaki II andt. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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MAY 28TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. On the instructions of the naval authorities the life-boat went to an allotted berth, ready if necessary to help in the landing of refugees from vessels which were expected, but her help was not needed. - Rewards,...
M. Arnus
On the South and East Coasts.
On the south coast the Weymouth Motor Life-boat was out for nearly six hours, from 6.30 in the evening until after midnight, in response to the S.U.S.
of the steam-tanker M....
A Motor Boat and a Sailing Dinghy
Swanage, Dorset.—At 6.5 in the evening, on the 29th of August, 1950, the coastguard telephoned a message from the St. Albans Head coastguard that a motor boat was two miles south- west by west of the Head. There was no sign of...
A Motor Boat and a Rowing Boat
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 1.5 p.m. on iyth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat was in difficulties with her engine broken down, in Red Wharf Bay, and a rowing boat which had put out to help was...