LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
'A Heavy Breaking Sea Then Struck the Boat on the Quarter, Washing Her Broadside on to the Beach . . .'
A heavy breaking sea then struck the boat on the quarter, washing her broadside on to the beach ...'. This fine action photograph—it is a 'still' from a film—was taken by B.B.C. cameraman Tony Knightley from the cliff overlooking... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
and Talks With Mrs Winstone of Sheffield Donor of the Lifeboat With Them (I) Is John Atterton Deputy Director of the Institution Photograph By Courtesy of 'Liverpool Daily Post'
. . . and talks with Mrs Winstone of Sheffield, donor of the lifeboat. With them (I.) is John Atterton, deputy director of the Institution. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of 'Liverpool Daily Post'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat Stations of the United Kingdom
XXXVIII.—WALMER.
Centurion, 36 feet long, 9 feet 4 inches beam, 12 oars.
TOWARDS the end of the year 1856 a Life-boat was placed on this station by the Institution, in aid of which the Royal Thames Yacht...
Category: Articles
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
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Category: Advertisement
Centenary of the Poolbeg Station
A LIFE-BOAT, built in Dublin, was stationed at Poolbeg by the Dublin Ballast Board in 1820, four years before the Institution was founded. It was " at the entrance of the River Liffey ; kept on the quay, near a crane." It is known...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution from the 1st July to the 30th Sept. 1876
ABKLOW.—At daybreak on the 8th July, 1876, the weather being moderate, in- formation was received from the Coastguard that a barque was ashore near " Jack's- j hole," Arklow Banks. The Life-boat Oat- Pensioner was launched...
Category: Services
Changing of the guards
With the official start to the 2015 lifeguard season just around the corner, over 1,300 RNLI lifeguards are being recruited and put through their paces to make sure they’re ready to fulfil their demanding role. They will be patrolling over...
Category: Articles
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
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Category: Articles
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
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Category: Articles
The Madeleine
At half-past four on the morning of Sunday, the 23rd October, a coastguardman, on the look-out near the quiet little seaside town of Clacton, saw a signal rocket fired from, the Gunfleet Floating Lightship, which told of a wreck on the...