LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sky Rocket
Comedy dinghy capsize nearly turns to tragedy in Lyme BayAs she watched her father and boyfriend capsizing their Laser dinghy, Sky Rocket, in Lyme Bay on the evening of 27 April 2002, Lisa King was at first amused. But each time it took a...
Simulated Shouts at Sennen
One of the most frequent requests to the RNLI's PR department is 'Can you arrange a trip on a lifeboat?' Sadly, the answer has to be 'no', since lifeboats are emergency vessels and need to be in constant readiness to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
"The Life-Boats Must Not Go Short." A Subscription Multiplied a Hundred Times
DURING the financial crisis of this autumn, both before and since the General Election, the Institution has received many letters from subscribers which can best be summarized in the words of one subscriber, who, in sending her usual two...
Category: Correspondence
Jo
At 10.18 A.M. on the.29th, July a message was received from the Coastguard that a small yacht had been dismasted near Orfordness, and wanted help. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain squalls. The Motor Life-boat A...
"There Was No Panic Among the Passengers."
On board the ketch Mystery, of Glasgow, which was towed to safety by the Weston-super-Mare motor life-boat on 9th December, 1937, with a man, his wife and baby on board. - View image in PDF
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Category: Photographs
H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G.
Address at the Annual Meeting.
MR. CHAIRMAN, my Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, although this is the first time that I have spoken at your Annual Meeting, I am by no means unfamiliar with the work of the life-boat...
Category: Meetings
Lifeboat Services (1)
Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 22: June 11, July 10,16, 23,24, 25,27 (twice) and 30 (twice) Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21 :June 2 Relief Atlantic 21: June 21, 26 and July 27 Aith, Shetland 52ft Aran ON 1200: June 5,12, 21, July 4,9 and 28...
Category: Services
News and Views
Minehead's new D class lifeboat, George and Christine, was named during a ceremony held outside the boathouse on 10 October 1999.
The new lifeboat, funded by George Stnbling of Axminster, replaced the previous D class...
Category: Articles
Cleghorn Waring & Co (Pumps) Ltd
"Who keeps JABSCO bronze pumps oircutet/ng?" O£6WOKW WAKING If you have a circulating pump problem, get in touch with Cleghorn Waring. Their technical advice service is second to none, with 20 years experience of Jabsco to...
Category: Advertisement
The Late Mrs. Williams, of Llanfairynghornwy, Anglesey
IT is our painful duty to announce the death, on the 25th of October last, of Mrs. WILLIAMS, the wife of the Rev. JAMES WILLIAMS, Rector of Llanfairynghornwy, Anglesey.
This highly estimable and benevolent lady not only...
Category: Obituaries