LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Soldiers' Gratitude.
A reader in "The Folkestone Herald", who watched collectors on life boat flag day, said: "I noticed that not one single service man passed without buying an emblem, and in at least three instances I heard soldiers tell sellers...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
HOLYHEAD.—While a strong gale was blowing from N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea and rain, on the evening of the 6th Aug., 1900, the Coxswain of the Life-boat observed a barque dragging her anchors and driving towards the Nimrod rocks. He...
Category: Services
Mikelis
SEATON CAKEW, DUBHAM, AND TEES- MOUTH, YORKSHIRE.—On the morning of the 1st April a Greek steamer of about 1,500 tons, named the Mikelis, and belonging to Argostoii, attempted to enter the Tees, bound for Middles- brough in ballast. Her...
Assurity
Selsey, Sussex.—-The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 12.30 A.M., on the 26th November, 1938, as flares had been seen some miles S.S.E.
A whole W.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain. The...
Foreign coins
It is ESTIMATED that there are some £20—£30 millions worth of foreign coins lying around this country. The banks are not interested, neither are the foreign exchange bureaux, in anything other than notes.
In 1977...
Category: Donations
The St. Augustine, of Helvick
MARCH 31ST. - HELVICK HEAD, CO.
WATERFORD. A fishing boat, which had been under repair at Dungarvan, left about 7.30 in the evening, with two men on board, to return to Helvick. As she was passing out of Dungarvan harbour...
American Connection: the Naming of Two Atlantic 21 Lifeboats American Ambassador at Atlantic College and Spirit of America at Hunstanton
Atlantic College Atlantic College is a remarkable place in many respects. Housed in St Donat's Castle, built in the fifteenth century, it is perched on rocky slopes which tumble down to the waters of the Bristol Channel. Within the...
Category: Inaugurations
Introduces Crew Members and Helpers to Lieut- Commander P E C Pickles a Deputy Chairman of the Institution and the Mayor of Skegness Who Is Screened By Neville
Nine stations completed 150 years service in 1975 and were presented with anniversary vellums: Appledore, Courtmacsherry, Cromer, Dun Laoghaire, Hartlepool, Howth, Newcastle Co. Down, Padstow and Skegness.
(Right) At Dun... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Walmer: (Below) Hampshire Rose With Her Crew and the Lifeboat People of Kent and Hampshire As Well As Neighbouring Stations Who Had Gathered for Her Naming Music
Walmer: (Below) Hampshire Rose with her crew and the lifeboat people of Kent and Hampshire, as well as neighbouring stations, who had gathered for her naming.
Music was by the Junior Band of the Royal Marines and fanfares... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke of Atholl a Deputy Chairman of the Rnli Called at Three Lifeboat Stations Skegness Withernsea and Humber and Met Many Voluntary Fund Raisers When H
The Duke of Atholl, a Deputy Chairman of the RNLI, called at three lifeboat stations, Skegness, Withernsea and Humber, and met many voluntary fund raisers when he visited the North East in March. On his tour, starting from district HQ and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs