LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
And More Books
and more books continued from page 179 Standing Into Danger Two Hundred Years of Lifeboat Service in the River Tay and St Andrews Bay by Andrew Jeffrey published by the Dundee Branch of the RNLI at £8.95 ISBN 0-9527568-0-3 This...
Category: Articles
Girl Norma
DF bearing OBAN COASTGUARD reported to the deputy launching authority of Islay lifeboat station at 0216 on Wednesday February 16 that the fishing vessel Girl Norma had broken down to the west of Jura.
The night was dark and...
Upas
On the 18th March, during a strong N. gale with snow showers, the Motor Life-boat William and Laura was called out to the assistance of the steamer Upas, of Newry. When the vessel was five miles south of the Skullmartin Light- ship her cargo...
Line Throwing Gun at Naval Display
A TOURNAMENT and Display, organized by the Naval, Military and Air Force authorities at Portsmouth, was held on Southsea Common during the first fort- night of August. It was on the lines of the Naval and Military Tournament at Olympia, and...
Category: Articles
At Easter Last Year Mrs Shirley Norris of Brixhain Ladies' Guild
At Easier last ear Mrs Shirley Norris of Brixhain ladies' guild opened a 'staircase' stall in the limited space of an estate agents forecourt, by kind permission of Stan Churchill. The £1,000 taken helped to bring the guild... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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FEBRUARY 10TH. - STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES.
Rockets had been reported north of Pabby Island, but when the life-boat was nearing the position given, she intercepted signals saying that an aeroplane crash was suspected and that...
Martaban, of Cardiff
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — On the evening of the 31st August the police reported, through the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station, that a small yacht was in distress off Lavernock Point. She was the motor cruiser Martaban, of Cardiff, with...
Ceremonies
New lifeboats named and dedicated Mudeford -Atlantic 21 Ken DerhamSaturday, 2 February will long be remembered in Mudeford as the day when the station's new Atlantic 21 lifeboat was named Ken Derham. by her namesake. The day was cold and...
Category: Inaugurations
Trials - and Very Few Tabulations
The RNLI's latest lifeboat prototypes have been on trials around the coast as part of their evaluation and development.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Seagull, of Cowes
At 4.46 p.m. on 5th August, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had been reported firing red flares five miles south of the Needles.
The life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe slipped her moorings at...