LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Life-Boat Medallist on His Visit to London
SECOND-Coxswain James Sim, of Fraserburgh, one of the medallists who was present at the Annual Meeting, was interviewed on his return home by the Fraserburgh correspondent of The Fishing News about his visit to London, and this is what he...
Category: Articles
An Experimental Motor Life-Boat
THE Committee of Management of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION have now for many years had the problem before their mind of the suc- cessful employment of a motor in a Life-boat, so as to assist by mechanical means, and thus relieve...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
Trapped_men rescued from pier supports D class thrown against pier supports and holed during night service Sometimes the need to save a life over-rides all other considerations...
When Eastbourne lifeboat station heard that...
Category: Services
For the Third Year Ray Rushton Offered His Car a 1904 Wolseley to the Rnli for Sponsorship In Last November's Veteran Car Run His Passenger Was Charlie Smithers Co
For the third year Ray Rushton offered his car, a 1904 Wolseley, to the RNLI for sponsorship in last November's Veteran Car Run. His passenger was Charlie Smithers, Comedian of The Year in 1974. More than £3,000 was raised. In... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
James Dougal Has Been Assistant Second Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic of Eyemouth
James Dougal has been assistant second coxswain/ assistant mechanic of Eyemouth lifeboat since 1991. He joined the crew in 1972 and served as assistant mechanic from 1982 until taking up his present position.
A collective... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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A rescue party waits to take an injured man from aboard the Teignmouth lifeboat to hospital. The man had fallen down cliffs on 18 March at Ansley's Cove in Torquay and suffered a broken ankle. He was carried a further 30ft to the base of...
Mr. William Liggins, of Coventry
MR. WILLIAM LIGGINS, of Coventry, who died on the 29th of June, at the age of 97, was for over a third of his very long life associated with the Life-boat Service. He was honorary secretary of the Coventry branch from 1915 until 1933, and...
Category: Obituaries
New Members for R.N.L.I. Committee of Management
Mr. D. A. Acland, of East Grinstead, Sir John Brocklebank, of Mold, Flintshire, and Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., of Burley, Hampshire, have accepted co-option as members of the Committee of Management of the Royal...
Category: Committee
Teymar (7)
Eleven lifeboats in biggest ever Cardigan Bay searchCrew from nine lifeboat stations were united in a search for a missing power boat at Cardigan Bay. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search involving 11 lifeboats, a rescue helicopter...