LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary and Martha
While a strong gale was blowing from the S., accompanied by a very heavy sea, on the night of the 5th October, signals of distress were shown by the schooner Mary and Martha, bound from Queensferry for Dundalk, laden with bricks, which had...
Two Brothers and Carrie
Fowey, Cornwall.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 1st of October, 1956, the Polruan coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht was ashore at Black Head west of Charlestown. At 2.20 the life-boat Deneys Reitz put...
Southern Cross and Helga
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 5.50 on the afternoon of the 28th of June, 1958, a competitor in a local sailing race told the honorary secretary on coming ashore that another yacht in the race had been dismasted and might need help. At 6.20 the...
Whitby: the Lifeboat Station and Her People By Joan Davies
A HAVEN OR REFUGE on a dangerous coast along which small sailing ships in their hundreds once traded between London and the north; a commercial port for small merchant ships; a harbour for boats fishing the unpredictable North Sea; now a...
Category: Articles
Amstalkirk and Algorab
NO V . 2 5 T H . - WALMER, KENT. The life-boat went out to the help of the Dutch steamer Amstalkirk in a full south-west gale, with very rough seas and dense rain. She was then told to go to another Dutch steamer, the Algorab, of Rotterdam,...
William and Michael
The fish ing boat William and Michael, of Wex- ford, whilst homeward bound from the fishing - ground on the 23rd July, grounded on the Swanton Bank owing to the vessel missing stays. A moderate breeze prevailed at the time, with heavy...
Venus and Pilot Me
About 5 A.M. on the 18th October four of the local fishing boats put to sea. Shortly afterwards the wind veered to the N.N.W. and increased to a strong gale with very heavy seas which made it dangerous to enter the harbour. One of the boats...
Littleover and Michelover Branch
One of Littleover and Michelover branch's most dedicated, and certainly quietest, fund raisers retired from active service recently.
George (r) is no dummy when it comes to collecting money, having raised over £40... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
David and Pat Harris
David and Pal Hams presenting their bowl to RNLI members at Portaferry. The family have close contacts with Newcastle. - View image in PDF
Photos counesy of Poole Botougti Council. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
People and profit
Christmas is a time when many people choose to support the RNLI by buying cards and gifts from the charity – but what makes these purchases different?
You might be familiar with the RNLI's mail order catalogue, but did...
Category: Articles