LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Bruce of Milford
At daybreak on the 2nd No- vember, the smack Bruce, of Milford, was compelled to anchor in a dismasted state about three miles east of Tenby; the wind was blowing a furious gale from W.S.W. at times, and the sea was very high. The Tenby life...
The Latvian Steamer Mars
Anstruther, Fifeshire.—On the morning of the 19th May the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was ashore at North Ness, May Island. A moderate N.E. breeze was blowing, with a strong swell, and the weather was thick. The motor life-boat...
Fishing Boats (1)
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the morn- ing of the 7th of February, 1955, the weather worsened while fourteen local fishing boats were at sea, and at ten o'clock the life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was launched, with an ex- coxswain...
RNLI Family: The life of the charity. Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
ALL GROWN UP
Back in 2012, photographer Nigel Millard took a picture of the children of Tobermory’s crew trying on their parents’ kit. Almost 5 years later, the station recreated the iconic shot. Alexander Anderson (second...
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Listings
Naming ceremoniesNorah Cadman at Blackpool The D class lifeboat was kindly provided by the generous bequest of Mrs Norah Cadman, in memory of the late Norah and Harry Cadman.
Colonel Alan Niekirk, member of the RNLI...
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Diadem and Dreadnaught
At 12.45 P.M.
a message was received from the Chief Officer of the Coastguard stating that o fishing-boats were unable to enter the harbour. As there was a very rough sea, and a strong southerly gale was blowing, it was...
Waree, of Dundalk
LLANDUDNO.—On Sunday, the 12th April, a message was received by telephone from Colwyn Bay, at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, stating that a brigantine was showing signals of distress. She was lying at anchor about two and a half miles...
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE Life-boat Saturday workers through- out the country, after reviewing the year's campaign thus far conducted, may well congratulate themselves on the very satisfactory results they have secured.
Taking all things...
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Notes of the Quarter
A PASSAGE up the Thames by the new Walmer life-boat in March, 1959, gave civil servants in appreciable numbers an opportunity of inspecting one of the boats which has been provided for the Institution by the civil servants' own...
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Lifeboatmen save people and livestock from flooded towns In the early hours of 18 October 1990 the towns of Ballycastle and nearby Cushendall in Co. Antrim were badly flooded, and Red Bay lifeboat station and two of the Crew Members at...