LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lasting Legacies
The RNLI was left two extraordinarily generous gifts in Wills – £1M each – over the Winter.
Hugh and Molly Brown from Kinghorn (pictured) were longtime supporters of the RNLI. Their friend Charles Ritchie said: ‘Hugh...
Category: Articles
In May a Delegation from the RNLI Visited Malmo Sweden for An International Conference of Voluntary Life-Boat Organisations Organised By the Swedish Life-Boat Services
In May a delegation from the R.N.L.I, visited Malmo, Sweden, for an International Conference of voluntary life-boat organisations organised by the Swedish Life-boat Service. During her voyage from Dover to the conference, the 52-foot Arun... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ruby
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. —• At 8.10 in the evening on the 19th of May, 1949, the coastguard reported that men had been seen waving from a small boat about five miles north by east of Peter- head, and the life-boat Julia Park Barry, of...
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A request was received from the Officer Com- manding, 4th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers, Gosport, on the 10th Decem- ber, for the help of the Life-boat, as three men were marooned on St. Helen's Fort without food. The Motor Life-...
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 12 February 1990, show that during 1989: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 4,422 times (an average of more than 12 launches a day) More than 1,478 lives were saved (an average of 4 people...
Category: Articles
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 15 February 1996 show that so far during 1995: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 7,272 times (an average of more than 19 launches a day) 1,630 lives were saved (an average of more than 4 a...
Category: Articles
Emerald Isle
Portrush, Co. Antrim. The coastguard reported at 1.57 a.m. on 23rd June, 1965, that a fishing boat was flashing her navigational lights in Portstewart bay. The life-boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No. 4) was launched at 2.15 with the bowman...
Lady Margaret, Georgina II and Pandora B
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 21st of September, 1952, the coxswain of the No. 1 life- boat reported that the motor pleasure launch Lady Margaret, of Middles- brough, had gone aground on the harbour bar. The tide was too...
Coastguard changes
At the time of going to print, the RNLI was awaiting the outcome of a UK Government consultation on the modernisation of the Coastguard service. Under Government proposals, the number of maritime rescue coordination centres (MRCCs) around...
Category: Articles
The Fishing Trawler Onedin and a Motor Fishing Boat
January gales A HALFDECKER motor fishing boat was seen to be dragging her anchors off Arranmore, Aran Island, on the afternoon of Wednesday January 11, 1984.
A gale was blowing from the north west, the seas were very rough...