LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Myrtle
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—On the morning of the 19th September the Davaar lightkeeper reported that a dinghy with two men on board, belonging to the motor yacht Myrtle, was missing. The Myrtle was on a pleasure trip hunting basking sharks....
The Morecambe Bay Lightvessel
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 4.17 on the morning of the 14th of May, 1954, the Walney Island coastguard rang up to say that the Morecambe Bay light- vessel had asked for the life-boat as a member of her crew was seriously ill.
At...
A Motor Rescue Dinghy
MAY 5TH . - WELLS, NORFOLK. A motor rescue dinghy had been dropped from an aeroplane to airmen whose aeroplane had come down in the sea and who had got away in their rubber dinghy. The motor dinghy took the other dinghy in tow. This is...
The S.S. Hilda
Anstruther, Fifeshire.—At 3.10 A.M.
on the 29th August, 1939, the coastguard reported a vessel ashore on May Island. The weather was very thick, with a light easterly breeze and a smooth sea. The motor life-boat Nellie and...
Services by Life-boats
Services by the Life-boats of the Institution, by Shore-boats and by Auxiliary Rescueboats during 1946 During the year life-boats were launched 631 times..
Category: Services
Spinaway
Buckle, Banffshire. At 8.50 on the morning of the 19th of December, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Spinaway of Lossiemouth was asking for assistance as she was leaking. At 9.5 the life-boat...
Holiday Draw
For the first time ever, the top prize of the RNLI's lottery draw was a two week Mediterranean holiday. The prize, donated by Sunworld Sailing, also included £1,000 spending money.
RNLI Director, Brian Miles drew... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Long Service Awards
THE LONG SERVICE BADGE, introduced from January 1, 1982, for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more, has been awarded to: Barrow Shore Helper F. Moore, BEM Barry Dock Second Coxswain G. D. Thomas...
Category: Awards
Central Appeals Committee
THE CENTRAL APPEALS COMMITTEE met for its final meeting at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday, May 8, following the annual general meeting.
The CAC had been formed at a time when income was not balancing...
Category: Committee
Normanby Hall
Arktow, Co. Wicklow. At 11.48 on the night of the 19th of January, 1960, the honorary secretary received a message from Valentia radio that the motor vessel Normanby Hall of Chester, which was eight miles east-south-east of ,A rklow, needed...