LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thornton, of New York
On the 6th December, the ship Thornton, of New York, was stranded on the West Middle Sand off Liverpool during a fresh gale of wind, and subsequently became a total wreck. The Willie and Arthur life- boat went off, and brought ashore the...
Typhon, of Barber Sand
On the same day, the Caister No. 2 Life-boat was launched during a strong gale from E.N.E., and was fortunately enabled to get the Norwegian brig Typhon off the Barber Sand, and to take her safely into Yarmouth Harbour. There was a heavy sea...
Fishing Cobles
Three of the fishing cobles belonging to Whitby were overtaken by severe weather on the 10th June, and as their return to port could only be accomplished with great risk, the No. 1 Lifeboat, Robert and Mary Ellis, was launched about 10 A.M.,...
Ben Screel
On the 18th January the Aberdeen steam trawler Ben Screel was wrecked and the Institution's life-saving apparatus at Torry helped in the rescue of the crew of ten, while the life-boat stood by.—Rewards, Tony life-saving apparatus,...
Victory
On the 4th November, when the local motor fishing boat Victory was at sea, the weather broke and freshened with a gale from the eastward. A heavy sea was run- ning. A watch was kept, and at 1.30 P.M., when the Victory was seen in the offing,...
"Private benevolence, energy, and zeal."
The following paragraph first appeared in THE TIMES on 20th February, 1866.
It was printed again in THE TIMES on i$th February, 1966: (Royal National Life-boat Institution) Nothing, in fact, that the Government could do...
Category: Articles
Coxswain George Lisle
Coxswain George Lisle of Tyne- mouth died on the 6th of December, 1959, at the age of 80. He first joined the Tynemouth crew in 1921. He was second coxswain from 1925 to 1938 and then coxswain for four years. He was awarded the bronze medal...
Category: Obituaries
Aerial View of Weymouth Harbour
The life-boat, which lies afloat, is seen in the centre. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Above: Porthcawl
Above: Porthcawl demonstrates the way the RNLI is setting new standards in boathouse design. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Thanks Son - Al Murray (Right!
Thanks son - Al Murray (right! hands Ingram the £5.000 cheque for the RNU.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs