LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Swan
The s.s-. Swan, of Sunderland, whilst bound from Havre to the Tyne, stranded on the 28th March about 50 yards to the westward of Rye Harbour. There was a moderate W.S.W. gale at the time, and the sea was heavy. The coastguard watchman having...
Isabella
WICK.—The fishing-lugger Isabella, of Wick, while attempting to put to sea on the 26th February, the water being still rough after a S.W. gale, was struck by heavy sea and was driven up the river.
Both her anchors were...
One Stop Beyond, Racing In Dublin Bay on 22nd August, 1969,
When the dinghy One Stop Beyond, racing in Dublin Bay on 22nd August, 1969, broke her rudder near the harbour and started drifting seawards, her crew of two used paddles in the near gale force wind to reach security of a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Bravest Act of Life-Saving
THE Maud Smith award for the bravest act of life-saving by a member of a life-boat crew in 1963 has been won by Mechanic Joseph Houlihan of Valentia for the rescue single-handed of two men on 2nd September. A full account of the service...
Category: Awards
San Marino
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - At 6.8 p.m. on 2ist July, 1967, the coxswain was informed that a fishing vessel was in danger of going on to the rocks at Poolbeg.
The life-boat John F. Kennedy slipped her moorings at 6.20 in a...
A Dinghy (15)
At 1.50 p.m. on 5th August, 1967, the coxswain was informed that a dinghy had capsized off Seapoint. The life-boat John F. Kennedy slipped her moorings 10 minutes later in a fresh southerly wind and a choppy sea. The tide was...
English Rose III on Show
When Farnham, Surrey, staged a radio and television show for three days in October, 1966, English Rose HI was exhibited and attracted a great deal of interest.
The expenses of the show, which was arranged by Lloyd &...
Category: Articles
HM the Queen's Visit
When HM The Queen visited The Marine Society on December 5, 1979, to open its new offices, the RNLI was represented by Vice- Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the Institution, (c.) and John Atterton, deputy director, RNLI (I.)... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
From St.Albans and District Comes News of the Opening In July of Salisbury Hall By Its Owner Walter Goldsmith In Aid of the Rnli In Foreground (Below) Two of Display
From St Albans and District comes news of the opening in July of Salisbury Hall by its owner, Walter Goldsmith, in aid of the RNLI.
In foreground (below) two of display of five lifeboat models made by John Gilbert, and a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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