LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Dirk II
Margate, Kent.—At 6.25 in the even- ing of the 1st of June, 1952, the coast- guard telephoned that a yacht needed help four miles to the north of the North-East Spit Buoy, about ten miles north of North Foreland, and at 6.35 the life-boat...
Life-Boat Perils In Mount's Bay
THE magnificence and terror of a gale on the rock-bound coasts of Cornwall can scarcely be exaggerated. The long impe- tuous swell of the great Atlantic, flinging itself on the rugged granite cliffs which guard the shores, is by its own...
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Inshore Lifeboat Services March April and May 1975
Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 31, April 2, 4, May 10, 11 and 27.
Abersoch, Gwynedd April 11, 27 and May 27.
Aberystwyth, Dyfed May 31.Arran (Lamlash), Strathclyde May 11, 24 and 31.
Atlantic...
Category: Services
Fokke de Jong Sr.
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 11.40 p.m. on 28th November, 1965, the life-boat E.M.M. Gordon Cubbin proceeded in a light northerly breeze and in a slight swell. A ship had been reported aground on the east side of Call. It was one hour after...
Past and Present
125 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, October 1864 issue LIFEBOATS FOR THE FRENCH COAST We have much pleasure in being able to report that the French Government have decided to place some lifeboats on the coasts of France....
Category: Articles
The RNLI and me: Jane Devonshire
The MasterChef winner on childhood summers in Dorset, writing a cookbook, and being known as Winklewoman
What was it like being on MasterChef?
It was surreal – that’s the only way I can explain it. You know when... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sprays of Flowers from Walmer Vice-Chairman Peter Broady (/) and Honorary Secretary Norman Cavell for Schermuly and Pains- Wessex Marchers (I to R) Barbara Ski
Sprays of flowers from Walmer vice-chairman, Peter Broady (/.), and honorary secretary, Norman Cavell, for Schermuly and Pains- Wessex marchers (I. to r.) Barbara Skinner, Petra Mercer, Sue Roberts, Debbie Groom and Evelyn Luff.
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 3rd August, 1865, THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.K.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
Category: Committee
Lifeboats of the World: Part I—European Organisations By Eric Middleton
IT is FITTING that an article on the lifeboats of the world should begin by acknowledging the fact that Great Britain was the cradle of the lifeboat and that from the early efforts of the 'National Institution for the Preservation of...
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