LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
The following coxswains and members of life-boat crews have been awarded certificates of service, and in addition those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations have been awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance and a...
Category: Awards
Porthcawl - Wales and West Mercia Division
Porthcawl - Wales and West Mercia Division In its literal translation from Welsh, 'port - cawl' means 'port of boiling broth' as the seaside resort faces brutal prevailing Westerly winds and currents - and the highest rise... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Happy People: Rescued Two and Saved Boat
TWO MEN had been spending Sunday January 16 fishing off the western end of the Isle of Wight in an open 17ft dory. When, at 1530, they started to prepare for the return passage to Poole, their outboard engine failed. They were reported...
Category: Articles
The Archbishop of Wales' Appeal
THE Institution has received from the Archbishop of Wales a personal letter commending the work of the Institu- tion to the clergy and members of the Church in Wales. It is dated 23rd January, 1939: " I hope that both the clergy and the...
Category: Correspondence
The Prince of Wales Speaking
Front Row (left to right) : The Master of Sempill, Sir Malcolm Campbell, the Bishop of Durham, H.R.H. Princess Louise, the Prince of Wales. Sir Godfrey Baring. Bt., the Right Hon. A. V. Alexander, M.P.
and the Hon. George... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Local Girls Who Went Out Collecting for the R.N.L.I, at Llandudno Last Year. They Are (Left to Right) Anne Williams, Lyn Neville, Jane Gregory and Hilary Neville.
Local girls who went out collecting for the R.N.L.I, at Llandudno last year. They are (left to right) Anne Williams, Lyn Neville, Jane Gregory and Hilary Neville.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Donaghadee: One of the Guardians of the Northern Approaches By Joan Davies
AUGUST 1910: DONAGHADEE station was established, its first boat being one of the earliest motor lifeboats in the Institution's fleet, a 43' Watson with a 40 hp engine capable of nearly 7 knots.
August 1975: it was...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services (1)
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun: June 11 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 4, 18, July 12 (three times), 24 (three times), 26 (twice) and 27 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class: June 12 (three times), 23, July 12, 31 Aith, Shetland 52ft Arun:...
Category: Services
Lone Surfer Saved In Near Gale
(Top, this page) The surfer is snatched to safety, very cold and frightened…. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs