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Disaster survivor names new lifeboatA ceremony in New Quay, Wales on 7 May 2004 was steeped in history. On the 89th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a German U-boat torpedo, it was a survivor of that tragedy who named a new...
Category: Articles
The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended the 30th June, 1883
ONCE again it becomes our duty to draw the attention of our friends to the sta- tistics published by the Board of Trade, relative to the wrecks occurring on our rock-bound shores. The Register, re- cently laid before the public, furnishes...
Category: Articles
The Goblet Is Sold
The monumental glass goblet decorated by Miss Honoria Diana Marsh with a picture of the Weston-super-Mare life-boat and illustrated on page 12 of the June number of THE LIFE-BOAT has now been sold by the Institution.
The...
Category: Donations
People and Places
Lottery The RNLFs national lottery, which has so far raised more than £1 million for the Institution's funds, now has increased prize money on offer for the 20 winners of each quarter's draw.
The first prize...
Category: Articles
Barmouth's Lifeboat Named
The dedication and naming ceremony of Barmouth's new D class took place at Barmouth Quay on 16 May attended by a good crowd of local people and visitors.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Above: 10 May 1927. An Underground Repair Worker Wears His London Life-boat Day Badge With Pride
Above: 10 May 1927. - View image in PDF
An underground repair worker wears his London Life-boat Day badge with pride photo: London News Agency photos Ltd. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ay Bee Gee
Yacht holed A YACHT SEEN TO FIRE a red flare, about \\ miles seawards of the Coastguard lookout was reported to the honorary secretary of Walmer lifeboat station at 1130 on Wednesday, September 1. It was almost flat calm when, at 1137, the...
Lifeboats In Action
THE LIFEBOAT Tyne class lifeboat ON-1116 Roben and Violet Funding Anonymous gift THE CREW Co swain Anthony Barclay Crew members Dave Jones Dave Jones IJnr] Vincent Jones Rod Pace Gary Roberts David Williams MOELFRE LIFEBOAT STATION...
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services
The Lifeboat Tyne class 47-026 Garstde The Crew Vellum Coxswain Malcolm Gray for his 'tenacity, determination and seamanship... Any miscalculation could have resulted in the lifeboat being beached or grounded on the rocks or even...
Category: Services
A Yacht
Deep water 'rocks' sink yacht Donaghadee Ireland Division Donaghadee's Arun class lifeboat City of Belfast was called to an unusual incident on 2 July 1988 when a Mayday call was heard from a sinking yacht at...