LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Welcome
As I write, RNLI people have been attending and preparing for national and regional award ceremonies – events that celebrate the outstanding achievements of our volunteers, fundraisers and...
Category: Articles
The Minesweeper Mastiff and Spartel
NOV. 2 0 T H . - MARGATE, KENT. At 10.45 A.M. the coastguard reported that a minesweeper was sinking, as a result of enemy action, a mile east of the Tongue Light-vessel. The minesweeper was the Mastiff. Five minutes later the motor...
A Fishing Boat (1)
Salcombe, andTorbay, Devon.—5th November, 1937. A small fishing boat from Bee Sands had not returned when expected, and the Salcombe motor life-boat searched for her. Later, the Torbay motor life-boat carried on the search, and next day a...
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
THE fishwives of Cullercoats have beaten their previous record by col- lecting £203 11s. lOd. at the quarterly road exercise and launch of the life- boat. Their previous highest total was £199 in 1931. This was their thirteenth...
Category: Articles
London Life-Boat Day: At Stepney. Mr. Ted Sable (Right) and some of His Helpers
London Life-Boat Day: at Stepney Mr Ted Sable (Right) and some of His Helpers. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lottery Winners Mr and Mrs Fisher at the Helm of Hoylake's Mersey Class Lifeboat
Lottery winners Mr and Mrs Fisher at the helm of Hoylake's Mersey class lifeboat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Newstead
During a moderate westerly gale and heavy sea on the 18th March, information reached Newhaven at 7.25 A.M. that a steamer was ashore one mile west of Cuckmere.
The Life-boat was promptly launched and proceeded to the place...
A R.A.F. Machine
Barra Island, Isle of lewis. — 27th April, 1938. A R.A.F. machine had been reported as overdue, but the report was found to be only a test call by the R.A.F.—Rewards, £4 13s. 6d..
Governor Ready, of Douglas
BALLYWALTER. — On the 5th March information was received that a smack had been observed about ten miles distant, eastward, from the shore, in distress and apparently signalling for help.
The Life-boat William Wallace was...
Birthday Honours
B.E.M. Presentation When Mr. John Davics, M.P., Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, presented awards at a ceremony at Lancaster House, London, in June, Mr. Henry Philcox, the Second Coxswain of the Shoreham Harbour life-boat, received...
Category: Awards