LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Functional
Functional "Airflow" Jacket and Overtrousers Royal National Life-Boat Institution "...In 1971 the RNL1 adopte' Functional for Offshore Stations. The clothing has been well received by our crews who operate in severe...
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Flashback: (Above) Mrs E a Harris Chairman of Hawarden Branch and Mrs Reidford a Committee Member Taking Their Part In Flag Day In 1977 Just As They Have Do
Flashback: (above) Mrs E. A. Harris, chairman of Hawarden branch, and Mrs Reidford, a committee member, taking their part in flag day in 1977, just as they have done ever since (below) 1937.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
New Ways of Raising Money
Regular customers at the "Rising Sun" in the City of London are expected to carry with them certain unusual coins which they are known to possess. If they fail to produce them fines are imposed, and in this way the landlord, Mr. F....
Category: Donations
News
A picture paints a thousand words Getting timely and dramatic images of the lifeboat service to the media is crucial to raising awareness. The RNLI is now investing in new cameras at selected lifeboat stations to bring the heroic work of the...
Category: Articles
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ARDROSSAN, N.B.—The NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION has provided a new Life-boat for this place, the crew having lost confidence in the old boat, consequent on her having upset when in tow. The new one is 34 feet long, 8£ feet wide, and...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To ANDREW WHITE, on his retirement, after serving for 31J years as coxswain and 2 years as bowman of the Donaghadee life- boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To JOSIAH WHEATLEY, on his retirement,...
Category: Awards
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Pluvier & Janet
— A W.S.W. gale of unusual severity was experienced on the 15th March, and at 5 A.M. signals of distress were observed from a vessel in St. Tudwell's Roads.
The Life-boat Oldham was launched in response, and found the...
Fishing Boats
At 11.2 A.M.
on the 21st February, the coastguard reported that a number of fishing boats belonging to Pittenweem were making for shelter owing to the bad conditions of wind and sea. A strong S.W. gale was blowing with a...
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JANUARY 1 8TH. - LERWICK, SHETLANDS.
At 10.25 A.M. the naval officer in charge at Lerwick asked for the services of the life-boat to bring three wounded German airmen from Fair Isle, where their Heinkel bomber had been...