LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annual Meeting and Presentation of Awards
Fast fleet 'on target' for 1993 WITH RECORD numbers of lifeboats under construction or on order, the RNLI's chairman, the Duke of Atholl told a packed Royal Festival Hall on May 12 of his vision of the service in the year...
Category: Meetings
A Gallant Service In 1912. Silver Medal for the Second Coxswain at Fraserburgh
IT has been decided to make special awards in connexion with a service which took place at Fraserburgh in January, 1912, when the Life-boat was launched to the help of a steam trawler, Clio. The service of the Life-boat was reported to the...
Category: Services
Last word
Emailers, letter writers, Facebook users and Tweeters have all been in touch to share their support. If you'd like to do the same, write to us using the details at the front of the magazine, or get involved with our social...
Category: Articles
Launches
ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24): Aug 4. 23(x2) D-S36:Augl1(x2).23.30 ABERDOVEY B-TSfc Jul IS, 20,21.27: Aug2,ai1,1S,22,23,24(x3), ABERSOCH B-790; Jul 14, 20, 26; Aug 3. 4. S(x2), 7.
11.12.15.25,27 ABERYSTWYTH B-70* Jul 7,9, 10(x2)....
Category: Services
The RNLI and me: Dave Myers
He’s cooked around the world and applied make-up to Hollywood stars – but Hairy Biker Dave Myers never forgets his roots in a small lifeboating community
What’s your first memory...
Category: Articles
Statement of the Several Life-Boats Belonging to Or In Connection With the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
BELONGING TO on IN CONNECTION WITH T STATION. Length. Breadth. No. of Oars. When Stationed £ or Named. ENGLAND. Ft. In. Ft. In. NORTHUMBERLAND BERWICK-OS-TWEED - - - 37 - 8 - 12 1888 HOLY...
Category: Articles
Ferm
Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.—At 9.20 On the night of the 1st of March, 1957, a member of the life-boat crew reported that he had seen a distress signal near the mouth of the River Ythan. The Belhelvie coastguard was immediately contacted but...
News of a Great Victory (From the Daily Telegraph)
NEWS of a great battle has reached the metropolis. The action was not fought on American soil; and, as far as we know, war has not broken out between Denmark and Germany; so that it cannot be of those incensed nations that we speak. The...
Category: Articles
News from the Branches. 1st November, 1937, to 31st January, 1938
Greater London.
Life-boat stand at the Sea-roamers' Ex- hibition, at Messrs. Selfridge's.
BARNET.—Mrs. Ellicott appointed joint honorary secretary.
BATTERSEA. — Branch reorganized...
Category: Branches
Colin Stewart,
Colin Stewart, chairman of the Harlow and District branch. He was a member of the committee since 1971 and had been chairman since 1978..
Category: Obituaries