LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shemara
Eight saved on January night IN THE SMALL HOURS of Thursday January 31, 1985 the coastguard reported to Oban's honorary secretary that a fishing vessel, Shemara, was aground on Lady's Rock and was in urgent need of the lifeboat.The...
Doris
.— On the 19th July at about 1.30 P.M. a small yacht was seen ashore on the N.E. Buxey Sand, but as she was in no danger no assistance was sent. Later in the afternoon, however, the wind got more into the east and increased to a strong...
The Folio Society
illustrated facsimile editions Yours for only 399 FAIRY TALES & FABLES INCLUDING: The Emperor's New Clothes The Ugly Duckling The Frog Primv • Rapunzel The Hare and the Tortoise The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing The Sleeping Beauty...
Category: Advertisement
A Steamer
JANUARY 15TH. - DONAGHADEE, CLOUGHEY, AND NEWCASTLE, CO.
DOWN. A steamer had gone ashore. The life-boats searched in the fog without finding her, for she had got off and had gone on her way to Belfast. - Rewards :...
(Above) at Twickenham and District
(Above) At Twickenham and District branch's annual RNLJ ball, held at York House, Twickenham, on January 23, over £1,000 was raised by the tombola and raffle, for which more than 500 items were donated by local... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Past and Present
100 years ago It will doubtless be in the memory of many of our readers that the Report read at the last Annual Meeting contained the important information that Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., the Chairman of the Institution, on behalf of the...
Category: Articles
A cold plunge
When a fisherman fell into a fast ebbing tide, who would hear his cries for help – and what could be done to save him?
After a morning’s shrimp fishing on 29 October 2013, one of Achill’s...
Category: Articles
What if they don’t listen?
For the past 10 years, RNLI lifeguards have carried a ‘duty of care’ to provide a reasonable level of care to all beach users.
Our lifeguards interact with members of the public more than 2M times a year. Most of the time,...
Category: Articles
Aubie
Crew member swims to stranded yacht Wells' Mersey class lifeboat Doris M. Mann of Ampthill was called to the aid of a 28ft yacht which was stranded on Blakeney Point on 31 July 1993, rescuing the yacht the two adults and two children on...
Percy
On the 28th November, during a strong N.W. wind and a very heavy sea, a brig was seen riding in broken water near the Goodwin Light vessel, with a flag flying at her main gaff. The Bradford Life-boat was manned, and left the harbour at 8 A.M...