LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (11)
Plymouth, Devon. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 17th September, 1961, the coastguard told the cox- swain's wife that a small dinghy had capsized about a hundred yards off Gara Point and that a man was in the water. The...
The Chairman of the RNLI Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, R.N., Pictured With Officials In February at the Tomb of Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Hillary, Bt.
The Chairman of the RNLI, Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, R.N., pictured with officials in February at the tomb of Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Hillary, Bt., founder of the Institution, at Douglas, Isle of Man. Sir William, who was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cover Picture
Mudeford's 17ft 6in twin-engined C class lifeboat leaps off a wave while on exercise. The photograph demonstrates why it is so important to befit to man this type of lifeboat. The age limit for crews of RNLI inflatables is 45. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Steamer (7)
SEPT. 13TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.
A steamer had been reported ashore, but when the life-boat arrived she found that she had refloated without help and was able to go on her way. - Rewards, £11 5s..
'SUNSET OVER SAMSON': the Isles of Scilly ladies' guild has produced a long playing record to be sold in aid of the RNLI and the first record was presented to Coxswain Matthew Lethbridge and his wife Pat by the guild's souvenir secretary, Mrs Clare J
'SUNSET OVER SAMSON': The Isles of Scilly ladies' guild has produced a long playing record to be sold in aid of the RNLI and the first record was presented to Coxswain Matthew Lethbridge and his wife Pat by the guild's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
SAVED IN SECONDS
What can happen in 10 minutes? For coastal lifeboat stations, that can be the time needed for dedicated volunteers to drop whatever they’re doing, form a crew and launch. For those at Tower Lifeboat Station, it’s a different...
Category: Articles
Not Such a Catastrophe!
Not such a catastrophe! A black-tipped British shorthaired kitten named 'Oakley' shows great interest in the contents of the collecting box his owner Mike Evans, honorary secretary of Loughton and District branch, uses for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Foreign coins
Tesco Stores Ltd, the biggest supermarket chain in the British Isles, has kindly agreed to collect foreign coins for the RNLI in their stores from July to September. It is estimated that there are millions of pounds worth of foreign coins,...
Category: Donations
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