LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary II
DRIFTING CABIN CRUISER TAKEN IN TOW Humber, Yorkshire. At six o'clock on the evening of the 14th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that the police had reported a cabin cruiser adrift in the river Humber, but...
A Dinghy (3)
ESCORT FOR DINGHY WITH TWO CHILDREN ABOARD Filey, Yorkshire. At 7.33 on the evening of the 23rd September, 1962, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from a doctor's wife that the doctor and two children aged six...
Sir William Hillary's Tomb
A SERVICE of commemoration and re- dedication to mark the restoration of the tomb of the founder of the life-boat Institution, Sir William Hillary, was held at St. George's Parish Church in Douglas, Isle of Man, on 17th...
Category: Articles
Sea Clown
TOW FOR MOTOR WSSEL WITH FIVE ABOARD Hastings, Sussex. At 3.57 p.m. on Sunday the 21st of July, 1963, the coastguard informed the wife of the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Sea Clown of Rye had broken down off Pett Level. There was...
Himeros
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 5.40 on the evening of the 17th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat was in distress half a mile east of St. Govan's Head. Five minutes later the life-boat Henry Comber...
Noella
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 6.6 on the evening of the 5th of September, 1959, the harbour master told the honorary secretary that a large motor yacht was burning flares about three miles from the harbour. At 6.15 the life-boat R.P.L. left her...
L'Espoir and Innocence
Arun saves yacht and skipper after long tow in severe weatherThe RNLI's chief of operations has written to thank the crews of both the Falmouth and Lizard lifeboats following a service involving both lifeboats on 16 February...
Navena
Scarborough lifeboat, the 37ft Oakley Amelia, under the command of Coxswain Ian Firman, setting off soon after 1100 on January 26, 1984, to help the Fleetwood trawler Navena, which was making water and listing about nine miles north east of...
Having a Ball
Having a ball The Royal Solent Yacht club held its annual charity auction and regatta on 29 and 30 May - raising a whopping £15,480 for RNLI funds.
The weekend event which also included a ball, a barbecue lunch... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Endeavour, Progress, Easter Morn, Prosperity, Venus, Gallilee, Provider
FEB. 18TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
During the morning a fresh N.W. wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. It was breaking heavily from the Pier Ends to the Rock Buoy, and anxiety was felt for the safety of nine of the local...