LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Yacht Sunfire
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.12 on the evening of the 15th of April, 1949, information was received from the West Cliff that a yacht was in a dan- gerous position near Pegwell Bay, and the life-boat Prudential was launched at 8.20 in a smooth sea...
Fishing Boats (2)
Arbroath, Angus.—Early on the'morn- ing of the llth of November, 1954, the local fishing fleet put out, but the sea became very rough. The boats made for harbour again, but were unable to enter because the tide was too...
Catherine May
Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 10.30 on the morning of the 3rd December, 1961, the life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin was launched for a routine exercise in a heavy swell. As she was leaving the harbour the coxswain saw the small motor boat...
A Yacht (4)
Humber, Yorkshire. At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 21st of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties on the Outer Binks. At 3.45 the life-boat City of Bradford III was...
Cover Picture
Ships that pass . . . from an Atlantic 21, Ambrose Greenway took this picture of an experimental 19' Zodiac Mark V, crossing the larger ILITs wash. The Zodiac Mark V has a standing steering position, to give the helmsman better height of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
C.W.C. Equipment Ltd
A memorial to the crew of the Longhope, Orkney, life-boat who lost their lives on the night of 17th March, 1969, when their boat capsized in severe weather conditions, was unveiled in Osmondwall cemetery by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother...
Category: Advertisement
Naming Ceremony and Centenary
Anstruther combined the naming ceremony for their new life-boat The Doctors with their centenary celebrations. H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester named the boat after a service of dedication on 28th July, 1965.
The...
Category: Inaugurations
Harrow Branch
Readers digest?- Or is it the currant issue of the journal? This appetising and skilfully iced cake was the prize in a raffle organised by the newly formed Harrow branch when they were asked to take part in an open-air fund raising event run... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Super Supper
Super supper The ladies of Llantwit Major lifeboat guild held their Christmas supper in December - the fourth time in the perfect setting of the historic St Donat's Castle.
The home cooked meal together with rousing... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Niagara of Troon
On the 19th of Feb- ruary the barque Niagara, of Troon, was driven ashore in a heavy N.W. gale, 3 miles north of Ayr harbour: the life-boat quickly proceeded thence to her aid, and first landed the master, who had been disabled and was in...