LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
"Life-Boat Sunday" Offertories and Collections Received During the Year Ended the 31st December, 1896
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Lifeboat Services
South East Division Three rescued in hurricane SILVER MEDAL IN THE EARLY HOURS of Friday, October 16, 1987, hurricane force south-southwesterly winds of force 16-17, gusting at times to more than 100 knots, left a trail of destruction along...
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Sepoy Rescue Anniversary
The day bells sang out for Blogg's boys Philip Thouless looks back 65 years to when he witnessed one of the finest hours of Cromer lif eboatmen — led by the renowned Coxswain Henry Blogg.
At 0400 on 13 December 1933,...
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A Silver Medal Service at Peterhead
JUST before 10 o'clock on the night of the 18th January last, the Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Coxswain received a telephone message from the Coast- guard that a vessel was ashore on St-otstown Head, three-and-a-quarter miles north of...
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Mafeking and a Fishing Smack
AT ten o'clock on the night of 18th October two vessels were seen to be aground and showing signals of distress on the sandbanks, in the mouth of the Humber, known as The Binks, and the Spurn Motor Life-boat was launched. A strong wind...
(Upper Left) Mrs Winifred Waring Honorary Secretary of Castleford Ladies' Guild and President of Castleford and Normanton International Soroptimist Club Together With Mis
(Upper left) Mrs Winifred Waring, honorary secretary of Castleford ladies' guild and president of Castleford and Normanton International Soroptimist Club, together with Miss Betty Moisly, Divisional Union President for Yorkshire... - View image in PDF
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The 70Ft Clyde Class Grace Paterson Ritchie
The 70ft Clyde class Grace Paterson Ritchie, pictured shortly after building in 1965 against a snowy River Clyde backdrop. She is now further north as part of the Icelandic Life Saving Association's fleet. (Photo courtesy A. T. Kelly and... - View image in PDF
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Three Men In a Tub
The RNLI and the Wishing Well Appeal for Great Ormond Street Hospital both benefitted from the efforts of the Channel Challenge team, members of which sailed 80 miles from Guernsey to Devon in a converted bathtub.
The team,... - View image in PDF
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Line Throwing Gun at Naval Display
A TOURNAMENT and Display, organized by the Naval, Military and Air Force authorities at Portsmouth, was held on Southsea Common during the first fort- night of August. It was on the lines of the Naval and Military Tournament at Olympia, and...
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A Tribute from the Mercantile Marine
EXTRACT PROM A LETTER FROM THE IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.
15th June, 1916.
To The Secretary, Royal National Life-Boat Institution.
DEAR SIR, I have the pleasure to...
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