LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tyne Prince
Shortly before 11 A.M. on the 19th January the steam trawler Tyne Prince, of North Shields, stranded on the Annat Bank and hoisted distress signals. The No. 2 Life-boat Marianne Atherstone was launched and pulled down to where the trawler...
The S.S. Verbormilia
FEBRUARY 6TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
Just after 11 P.M. information wasreceived from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore west of Fast Castle Point. The motor life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest was launched...
Velocity, Frier and Bonne Mere (1)
SWANAGE AND POOLE.—The Life-boats at these well-known places on the south coast were instrumental in rendering excellent service to vessels in great distress during the severe gales of November last. On the 23rd of that month the former boat...
The History of the Institution
ON 30th October the history of the Institution, during its first hundred years of work, was published under the title " Britain's Life-boats : A Century of Heroic Service." It has been written, at the request of the Committee...
Category: Articles
A Yacht (2)
Margate, Kent.—2nd June, 1938. A signal had been hoisted by the Girdler Lightvessel, but the life-boat found that it was to announce firing practice.
She then searched for a missing yacht, but could not find her. The yacht...
The Central Appeals Committee
THE first target of the Central Appeals Committee is to raise over £75,000 of new money during the present financial year. The R.N.L.I.'s estimate of income provides for receipt of this amount, which is part of the £550,000...
Category: Committee
M.F.V. Mary (1)
MFV broken down HM COASTGUARD reported to the deputy launching authority of Southend-on-Sea lifeboat station at 1706 on Sunday May 2, 1982, that MFV Mary had broken down and had asked for immediate help; she was about 15 miles east of the...
Contributions Received from Branches During the Year Ended the 31st December, 1905
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Category: Donations
Gladina
Torbay, Devon.—At 8.0 on the evening of the 13th of May, 1951, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a motor cruiser seemed to have broken down about one mile south-west of Berry Head. Later she was seen to get under way, but at 8.42 the...
(Right) Trevor Evans Overseer Ilb (Cowes)
(Right) Trevor Evans, overseer ILB (Cowes) who has been concerned with the development, fitting out and maintenance of the D class inflatable lifeboat from the verv beginning.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs