LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
London Boat Show
'BRING ME SUNSHINE' was the theme of the 27th London International Boat Show, set against a Caribbean background, at Earls Court from January 8 to 18, so who else could have opened it but Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise? Always good...
Category: Articles
J H Minet
J.H.MINET LIFE AND PENSIONS LTD A SUBSIDIARY OF MINET HOLDINGS LIMITED AN EXPANDING GROUP OF INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS is proud of its close association with the RNLI as advisers to its employees and crewmen on all aspects of personal...
Category: Advertisement
Rock and roller rescue
During a surfing competition, one bodyboarder got more excitement than he’d bargained for
The setting
During the Volcom surfing contest on 10 September...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Mango
SELSEY, SUSSEX, and BEAIBRIDOE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—The Selsey Motor Life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched in a S.S.W. gale with a rough sea at 3 A.M. on the 10th January in response to red flares from a position about six miles ...
Obituary of the Years of the War, 1939 to 1945
DURING the war over 200 honorary workers and friends of the Institution died. Among them were three members of the Royal Family, H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, President of the Institution, killed in an aeroplane accident on active service, H.R.H....
Category: Obituaries
Grit
The Sandgate coast- guard telephoned to the coxswain, at 3 A.M. on the 22nd February, that a ship had been sounding S O S on her hooter. The sea was smooth, but there was a very thick fog. At 3.28 A.M.
the motor...
A Motor Skiff
CRIES FOR HELP Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 12.10 a.m. on nth December, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a police constable on duty near the Pier Hotel had heard cries for help which seemed to come from the...
Assistant Mechanic Andrew Brompton
Assistant Mechanic Andrew Brompton Tor some years now we have had routine shouts: this call changed that.'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Grassholm
In response to signals, the Life-boat, Henry Dundas, was launched at 1.15 A.M. on the 21st August. There was a dense fog at the time and after searching to the west- ward she proceeded to the Northern Rooks where she found the steam trawler...
Cambria
During a dense fog on the 15th July the pleasure steamer Cambria, of Scarborough, went ashore between Scarborough and Filey with a large number of passengers on board. The weather was fine .and smooth when she started for an after- noon trip...