LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Book on the Life-Boats In the War
The story of the Life-boat Service in the war of 1939 to 1945 is told in "Storm on the Waters" by Mr. Charles Vinc«, publicity secretary of the Institution.
It will be published on December i6th by Messrs....
Category: Articles
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
TROON, N.B.—This seaport town in Ayrshire having been suggested to the Institution as a desirable station for a Life- boat, and local co-operation having been afforded to the proposed undertaking, such a lx).it has accordingly been placed...
Category: Articles
A Young Son: Craig
. . . And a young son: Craig, the eldest son of Coxswain Fred Walkington of Bridlington, ready to take his place as one of the crew of the lifeboat float for the Bridlington Lions carnival last summer. The float won a cup and it also won... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Albert Wilhelm
HAYLE.—The brig Albert Wilhelm, of Barth, Germany, bound from the Isle of Man for Fowey, in ballast, bore up into St. Ives Bay, on the 17th October, during a strong gale from the N.N.W.
and a heavy sea, became embayed,...
Canoes
Lymington's Atlantic 21 was called out to the rescue of five Sea Scouts and two Scout Leaders when their canoes got into difficulties in very rough conditions on the Solent on 22 August 1992. Although photographs from the air always...
The Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE numerous enthusiastic bands of workers on behalf of the Life-boat Satur- day Fund have, throughout the United Kingdom, had exceptional obstacles and difficulties to deal with this year, as the result of the multitudinous appeals, in...
Category: Articles
Last Launch of Old Sheringham Life-Boat from Her Station
Last Launch of Old Sheringham Life-Boat From Her Station. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
NORTHUMBERLAND. — Oh the morning of the 17th November; while a large number of fishing-boats were out, the wind rose, on the turn of the tide, to a strong gale from S.E. The sea was also very rough. The cobles that were nearest the shore...
Category: Services
Windsurfer overcome
18 October: The Mumbles Just as preparations for the Mumbles Oyster Festival were taking place, a visitor spotted a windsurfer in difficulty half a mile out to sea. The volunteers launched their inshore lifeboat...
Category: Articles
Fishing Boats (1)
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. •— On the 15th January the fishing fleet from Arranmore, Burtonport, and the surrounding islands, put off to fish in Boylagh Bay. The boats did not return when expected, and, as a dense fog set in, the motor life-boat...