TWIN NAMING CEREMONIES at Opposite ends of England took place at 3 o'clock on Saturday, September 6, 1975. At the same time as, in Northumberland, the new Amble lifeboat was being named Harold Salvesen by Mrs H. K. Salvesen, widow of the...
Category: Inaugurations
During a moderate E.S.E. gale on the 1st August the schooner Belle of the Plym, of Plymouth, stranded on the Doombar, at the entrance of the harbour. The chief officer of Coastguard reported the casualty by telephone at 6.30 P.M., and it...
Pass them on...
The letters regarding 'passing on' THE LIFEBOAT interested me as I too have done this for a number of years, taking the journal to our local doctors' surgery and, more recently, sending them on a...
Category: Correspondence
MARINE DIVISION Suppliers of OUTBOARD ENGINES RNLI for over 25 years to the INSHORE LIFEBOATS £ W As a result of an appeal to raise funds by the Lawnflite garden machinery division of E.P.BARRUS Ltd.
A new 'D...
Category: Advertisement
A colourful souvenir stand was erected and manned by Walton and District branch, at the Weyland Show, Norfolk, in September and £181 worth of sourvenirs was sold.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The old Wells lifeboat Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 taking local RAF pilots far a trip in March 1940. - View image in PDF
by courtesy of Planet News Ltd. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Left) Charles Henry, City of Bristol and Joy and John Wade cruise through the fleet. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Samuel Tanner. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Holyheud: The Duke of Kent, accompanied by Mr G. M. Burnell, station honorary secretary, meets crew members' wives and children . . . - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of J. C. Davies. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Simon Hall is presented with his bronze medal by Michael Vernon, a deputy chairman of the Institution. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Torbay, Devon.—On the evening of the 12th July the Berry Head coastguard reported that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties between Berry Head and the Orestone. A strong, squally S.S.W. breeze was blowing, with heavy rain. The motor...