LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ocean Reaper
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 10.5 on the night of the 1st of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties, and drifting, half a mile south-east of the breakwater, and at 10.40 reported that she was...
Nigel Dixon: 'We Give Thanks for His Life'
IT WAS WITH GREAT SORROW that the people of the Royal National Life-boat Institution heard that their Director, Captain Nigel Dixon had died suddenly in Poole Hospital on Sunday December 3 after a short illness. Captain Dixon had been...
Category: Obituaries
Thorley
Shortly before 1 P.M. on the 17th April a brig was observed on the Swin Middle Sand. No distress signal could be seen, but the dangerous position of the vessel was considered sufficient to warrant the launching of the Life-boat. The Albert...
Looking at Lifeboats
With the traditional double-ended lifeboat now replaced by fast lifeboats at every one of the Institution's stations RNLI Naval Architect Keith Thatcher takes a look at two of the classes which dominated the Institution's...
Category: Articles
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Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 10.15 on the night of the 18th of December, 1952, the Southend coastguard tele- phoned that a white rocket had been fired from Sanda Island. It was pre- sumed that medical help was needed, and at 11.7 the...
Osprey, of Fraserburgh
On the 3rd of December, 1862, the schooner Osprey, of Fraserburgh, with a cargo of wheat from Rostock, struck on the Abertay Bank, the weather being foggy, with a strong gale blowing from the S.E. As soon as she was discovered the...
Letters
Letters...
tion by the Institution, i.e. medals, vellums and letters of thanks, but when there is extra space we will always try to include additional stories.
Unsung praises I refer to the News Point on...
Category: Correspondence
St. Peter Port Inaugural Ceremony
The Life-bott and the Stales Barge.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Shoreline
WHEN PLANNING the Shoreline appeal to fund a 37'6" Rother Lifeboat to be named RNLB Shoreline, the first target set was £100,000 by the time the boat is ready to launch for her initial trials.
That target is...
Category: Articles
Atlantic, of Ostend
FEBRUARY 17TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
Shortly before noon the coastguard at Stepper Point reported, by telephone, distress signals from a trawler four miles north-west-by-north of Trevose Head. A fresh northerly wind was...