LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Roller Skids
THERE are doubtless few persons that reside on, or have visited, our coasts who have not frequently watched with interest the picturesque groups of fishermen and other boatmen hauling up their boats, and observed the contrivances by which...
Category: Articles
A Ship's Boat
Margate, Kent. At 6.37 on the even- ing of the 29th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a ship's boat was flying a distress signal about a mile and a half east of Kingsgate. The life-boat North...
Lifeboat Painting
The well-known artist, Ben Maile, who has been selected as one of Britain's top ten artists by the Fine Art Guilds for the past three years, has painted a new painting of the St Ives lifeboat at sea. An edition limited to 600 of signed...
Category: Articles
Mr David F Aubrey Honorary Secretary of the Port Talbot Ilb Station Writes: "The Mayor on December 8 1972 Invited the Crew for Tea In His Parlour
Mr David F. Aubrey, honorary secretary of the Port Talbot ILB station, writes: "The Mayor on December 8, 1972, invited the crew for tea in his parlour, and during the afternoon lie agreed to sign up for Shoreline and gave the project... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Somali
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT BOULMER MARCH 27TH. - BOULMER, NORTH SUNDERLAND, AND HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
During the night of the 26th of March a large steamer was seen to be on fire off the Northumbrian...
The Fishing Boats- Enterprise, Rosa, Comfort and Provider
About 10 A.M. on the 26th September, a N.E. breeze increased to gale force, causing the sea to break heavily at the harbour entrance, and making it very dangerous to cross the bar. As the motor fishing boats Enterprise, Rosa, Comfort and...
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 15 August 1994 show that so far during 1994: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 2,058 times (an average of 9 launches a day) 585 lives were saved (an average of two a day) Some 6% of all...
Category: Articles
A Fishing Boat Named Flossie
A small fishing-boat named the Flossie was seen to be in difficulties in Port Isaac Bay on the 30th May, a southerly gale having suddenly sprung up. The I occupant of the boat at once made for the shore, but the boat shipped so much water...
Peterhead's Crew, Bring Her Home
Peterhead's crew, in their red'passage kit', bring their new lifeboat home, accompanied by fellow volunteers onboard the craft she is to replace. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs