LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Queen Mab
BRANCASTER, NORFOLK. — A telegram was received from the coastguard reporting a vessel in distress ofi Bnrnham Flats, on the 19th March, and as she was showing a signal for help the Life-boat Alfred S. Qenth put off to her assistance, at 1.45...
Sea Bird
At 6.45 P.M.
on the 18th August information was received by telegram from the Light- keeper at Point of Ayr Light-house to the effect that a small yacht was in difficulties close by, flying signals of distress. The...
Minstrel Boy
Four saved from yacht aground in heavy sea and swell A service by the Walton and Frinton lifeboat to a yacht aground with four people on board has earned the coxswain a letter of thanks from the Institution's chairman. The other members...
Kate Kennedy Club In St.Andrews Scotland
/ April the Kale Kenned ('Inh in Si A ndrews. Scotland, organised a learn relay fun run in aid of tin- Institution. The relay race ii- n sinned hy the Duke of Alholl. chairman of the RNLI. nnh hundreds of competitors taking /tun unit... - View image in PDF
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The Life-Belts In Use By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra-buoyancy to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
Category: Articles
Our Inland Branches. Edinburgh Leith and Granton
EDINBURGH, the capital of Scotland, is situated near the south shore of the Firth of Forth, nearly 400 miles from London. It is sur- rounded on all sides, excepting the north, by lofty hills, the town itself standing on three hills or ridges...
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Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Visited the R.N.L.I. Headquarters In London on 11th April, 1967
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, visited the R.N.L.I.
headquarters in London on 11th April, 1967, and was escorted round the various departments by the Chairman of the Institution, Capt. the Hon. V. M.Wyndham- Quin, R. N.,... - View image in PDF
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Peter Williams a Slitting Mill Primary School Boy Who at the Age of 6 Was Successful In the 'Blue Peter' Life-Boat Poster Competition (The Life-Boat December 1969) Pict
Peter Williams, a Slitting Mill primary school boy, who at the age of 6 was successful in the 'Blue Peter' life-boat poster competition (THE LIFE-BOAT, December, 1969), pictured with his mother, Mrs. Heather Williams (left), when... - View image in PDF
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Accounts of Services by Life-boats (9)
OCTOBER
Launches 107. Lives rescued 107.
OCT. 3RD. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX, At about 4 P.M. the coastguard reported that a motor yacht, lying about two miles S.W. by S. of Walton Pier, was flying...
Category: Services
Fun Day Launch
The David Lloyd club in Birmingham held a fun day during the Spring, raising £250 for RNLI Birmingham branch.. - View image in PDF
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