LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Eagle, of Llandudno
LLANDDULAS.—On the 30th July, at about 2 P.M., a disabled boat was discerned [ from this station, whilst it was blowing ; hard from the S.W. and a heavy sea j running. The Life-boat Henry Nixson \ No. 2, was launched as speedily as...
Sponsored Launch
Sharon Kirwan and Elizabeth Lynch are pictured presenting a cheque to Paddy Hodgins, honorary secretary of Clogher Head lifeboat station for the' sponsored launch' of the lifeboat.
The money was raised by students... - View image in PDF
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Onward
AUGUST 31ST. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At about midnight the life-boat watchman saw a red flare, and on making enquiries of incoming boats he found that the motor fishing boat Onward, of Rosslare Harbour, which had been fishing at...
Hon Secretaries' Courses Under Way
WALES AND THE WEST COUNTRY S6t the ball rolling in June when around a dozen station honorary secretaries from those areas attended the first training course aimed specifically at their role within the RNLI.
Training officer...
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The Tyne Class Lifeboat Sir William Hillary
The Tyne class lifeboat Sir William Hillary is named by the Institution's recently retired chairman The Duke of Atholl at the Douglas quayside on 21 July 1989. - View image in PDF
(Photo courtesy Roger Orams). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
For Cruise
Mr. John Taylor, aged 16, of Cullercoats, North Shields, whose father, Mr. R. J. Taylor, is a leading member of the Cullercoats ILB and was an officer for 12 years in the conventional life-boat previously stationed there, has been accepted...
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Portrait of a Coxswain
COXSWAIN WILLIAM CROWLEY, of the Fenit life-boat Hilton Briggs.
A member of the crew since 1928, Coxwain Crowley, who is 58, was appointed bowman in 1936, since which time the life-boat has been launched 58 times and has... - View image in PDF
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United States Life-Saving Service
AT the close of the fiscal year which ended on the 30th June, 1903, there were embraced in the Life-saving Service of the United States no less than 273 stations, 196 of which were established on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, 60. on the...
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Members of Golden Lane Youth Club from London
Members of Golden Lane Youth Club, from London EC1, visited Hastings last August proudly to present a cheque to Coxswain Joe Martin for £247.50, the sum they had raised with a sponsored swim. The 10 to 16 year olds got together with the... - View image in PDF
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RESCUE
Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year (see launches on page 36). Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the list below for more reports:
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