LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
AT A STORM'S MERCY
Caught in the path of Storm Abigail, the crew of a broken-down shellfish trawler needed RNLI volunteers to come to their aid – quickly
As the storm passed over them on 12 November 2015, the 12 men onboard trawlers Genesis...
Category: Articles
A Graceful Recognition of Services
the ON the 20th October, an interesting ceremony took place at the Sailors' Home, Holyhead, when the presentation of a Silver Medal and a reward in money, which had been voted by the Norwegian Government, was made to the coxswain and...
Category: Awards
(Below) Seaham lifeboat crew and branch chairman, G. Henderson (receiving cheque) took part in a sponsored walk which raised £244 for RNLI funds. the model lifeboat, made by Crew Member F. Aitkin in 1973, has been used at many fund-raising events in
(Below) Seaham lifeboat crew and branch chairman, G. Henderson (receiving cheque) took part in a sponsored walk which raised £244 for RNLI funds. The model lifeboat, made by Crew Member F. Aitkin in 1973, has been used at many... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Waterballasting for Inshore Lifeboats
ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS of inflatable and semi-rigid boats which makes them particularly suitable for rescue work at sea is their inherent stability; and the lower in the water they are, with their wetted beam increased, the greater their...
Category: Articles
The Shelving, Sandy Beaches at Mawgan Porth Are a Popular Tourist Attraction.
The shelving, sandy beaches at Mawgan Porth are a popular tourist attraction.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hrh the Duchess of Kent Takes a Short Trip Around the Harbour Following the Ceremony to Name the New Mersey Class Lifeboat Kingdom of Fife.
HRH The Duchess of Kent takes a short trip around the harbour following the ceremony to name the new Mersey class lifeboat Kingdom of Fife. - View image in PDF
Photo William Flett. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pwllheli: Lifeboat and Ilb on Exercise With a Helicopter from Raf Valley Which Works Closely With All Knli Stations In the Area Photograph By Courtesy of J Tulloch
Pwllheli: Lifeboat and ILB on exercise with a helicopter from RAF Valley, which works closely with all KNLI stations in the area. photograph by courtesy of J. Tulloch. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Barge
MCH. 10TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A barge had sunk, but her crew had already been saved when the life-boat arrived. - Rewards, £6 19s..
A Dinghy
Waterlogged dinghy BOUND FOR THE WHELKINO GROUNDS, MFV Isabelle Kathleen cleared her moorings abreast the lifeboat house at Wells at about 1120 on Thursday, June 3,1976, and set out to sea. The 36' fishing boat was commanded by her owner...
The Swedish Government Honours a Life-Boat Crew
IN another column we give an account of the very fine service rendered by the crew of the Matthew Simpson, the Berwick-on-Tweed Life-boat, in rescuing the whole of the crew, eleven in number, of the Swedish barque Jacob Baiters, of...
Category: Articles