LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Philatelic souvenirs
IT is NOW MORE than four years since the series of official RNLI commemorative covers was started. These colourful philatelic souvenirs of events in the life of the Institution were first issued in 1974 during the 150th anniversary year,...
Category: Articles
IRB LAUNCHES
The following additional IRB services took place in April, July and August, 1969: No. 2 Life-boat Area Largs, Ayrshire - At 2.25 p.m. on llth August, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a rowing dinghy, with one crewman,...
Category: Services
A Sunderland Flying Boat
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT PLYMOUTH JANUARY 13TH. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON. At eight minutes past three in the morning a message came from the King’s Harbour Master that distress flares had been seen in Jennycliffe Bay, and at 3.38 the motor lifeboat...
Gleneden (2)
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT MOELFRE JANUARY 28TH - 29TH. - HOLYHEAD, AND MOELFRE, ANGLESEY, AND LLANDUDNO. CAERNARVONSHIRE.
At 7.30 in the evening of the 29th of January, 1940, a message came to the Moelfre life-boat station...
The right call
Liam is readying himself for the shout as he laces his shoes. ‘As soon as you hear that pager, there’s an adrenaline rush. And then you take a breath and you mellow yourself. You think: “Right. What could we be going to?”’
Category: Articles
Surfboards
Teamwork saves three surfers Thanks on Vellum awarded to Newquay helmsman A;ombined lifeboat and helicopter rescue in Force 8 winds saved the lives of three surfers in January - including a thirteen year old girl who was suffering from...
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Anglers in danger HAVING BEEN informed by the Seaham Coastguard, Co. Durham, at 1632 on Sunday, November 11, 1973, that a number of anglers had been cut off on the drum head at the end of the north pier of the harbour, and that they were in...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 23rd August, 1934.
Paid £18,054 10s. 5d. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, includ- ing rewards for services, payments for the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses and slipways,...
Category: Committee
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 22nd August, 1935.
PAID £21,918 18s. 7d. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, in- cluding rewards for services, payments for the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses and slipways,...
Category: Committee
A Dinghy (3)
Swanage, Dorset - At 2.30 p.m. on 16th October, 1966, a party of 10 skin divers were being swept over Peveril ledge and were in need of assistance. The lifeboat R.L.P. was launched at 2.40 in a fresh west south westerly wind and a rough...