LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Success, Provider A and Pilot Me II
Whit by, Yorkshire.—About ten o'clock in the morning, on the 13th of March, 1950, the No. 1 life-boat crew assembled as three fishing vessels were approaching the harbour in bad weather. At 10.50 the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was...
David (Dave) Cargill Mbe,
November 1998 David (Dave) Cargill MBE, Arbroath ex-mechanic. Dave joined the RNLI as as mechanic in 1973 a position he held for 22 years. He was awarded the MBE in 1995..
Category: Obituaries
Medals of the National Shipwreck Institution
WE have had frequent opportunities to witness the high value which our own countrymen attach to the medals of this Institution, some 600 of which have been voted to them for acts of gallantry; and we have much satisfaction in extracting the...
Category: Medals
You'll Never Do It' They Said ' You're Mad ' But Dickon Sandbach and Nick Bale Undeterred Brought to Reality Their Dream: a Charity Cycle Ride from Land's End to John
* You'll never do it,' they said. ' You're mad . . .' but Dickon Sandbach and Nick Bale, undeterred, brought to reality their dream: a charity cycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats. For two years they... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ceremonies
The Mumbles, August 29, 1986: A bi-ling ceremony was the order of the day when The Mumbles' new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat was dedicated with prayers in Welsh and English. After Dr Hudson, chairman of the station committee, had...
Category: Inaugurations
Rnli National Lottery
JOHN TERRETT, a regular presenter on the Bournemouth based Two Counties Radio, visited RNLI headquarters on January 31, 1985 to make the draw for the 28th national lottery. The lottery had raised over £52,000, a record figure and was...
Category: Articles
Fig 1(Above):
Fig 1 (above): The second prototype FSB is turned . . .. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cdr George Cooper
Cdr George Cooper is the RNLI's deputy chief of operations.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lt-Cdr Adrian Thomas
Lt-Cdr Adrian Thomas, CO Solent SAR Flight, HMS Daedalus;. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Robert (Bob) Shears,
Robert (Bob) Shears, deputy launching authority of Newbiggin lifeboat station. He was also former second mechanic and senior helmsman..
Category: Obituaries