LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Southern Africa Branch
LAST year the Institution received from its Southern Africa Branch £1,500.
Since the branch was established at a meeting in Cape Town in February, 1942, it has contributed £33,000. The first of three motor...
Category: Branches
Long Service Awards
The Long Service Badge has been awarded to the following crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more: Beaumaris: Crew Member R.G. Zalot.
Bembridge: Assistant Mechanic B....
Category: Awards
Trawler Inquiry Findings
The inquiry into the loss of the trawler Cctsita and the subsequent drownin g of her crew of two opened at Brixham, Devon, on 22nd January, 1968.
The following witnesses gave evidence on behalf of the R.N.L.I.: Mr. F. W....
Category: Articles
An R.A.F. Aeroplane
DECEMBER 7TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 1 A.M. the coast-guard reported a message from the coastwatching post at Goring that it had seen red flares at sea about a mile away. A fresh S.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate...
Phillip’s Defence Unit No.1 and H.M. Trawler Almondine
GOLD MEDAL SERVICE AT THE HUMBER JANUARY 6TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 7.57 in the evening the station received a request from the extended defence officer for the life-boat to go to the help of Phillip’s defence unit No. l*, which was...
Grassholm
In response to signals, the Life-boat, Henry Dundas, was launched at 1.15 A.M. on the 21st August. There was a dense fog at the time and after searching to the west- ward she proceeded to the Northern Rooks where she found the steam trawler...
Cambria
During a dense fog on the 15th July the pleasure steamer Cambria, of Scarborough, went ashore between Scarborough and Filey with a large number of passengers on board. The weather was fine .and smooth when she started for an after- noon trip...
The Mail Boat Hibernia
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 5.45 p.m. on 6th October, 1965, a British Railways representative informed the honorary secretary that the mail boat Hibernia was fog bound in Scotsmens Bay. She had been there since 6.30...
(Above) Two of a Set of Six Gaelic Coffee Glasses (Or Wine Glasses) Made By Cavan Crystal Ltd Each Glass Carries a Different Decoration: the Rnli House Flag Crest A
(Above) Two of a set of six Gaelic coffee glasses (or wine glasses), made by Cavan Crystal Ltd. Each glass carries a different decoration: the RNLI house flag, crest, an ILB, 44' Waveney lifeboat and two... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Assistant Mechanic Andrew Brompton
Assistant Mechanic Andrew Brompton Tor some years now we have had routine shouts: this call changed that.'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs