LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
On her slipway at the Mumbles is 47ft Watson Pentland (Civil Service No 31) which in the television series becomes Ennal's Point lifeboat Samuel Grail. photograph by courtesy of "South Wales Evening Post'
On her slipway at The Mumbles is 47ft Watson Pentland (Civil Service No 31) which in the television series becomes Ennal's Point lifeboat Samuel Grail.
photograph by courtesy of "South Wales Evening... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Sailor's Views on the R.N.L.I.
Cold, wet and darkness form a classic environment for fear, and if this trio is mixed with the other fierce ingredients of a sea driven to fury by a winter storm hurling its strength against an unyielding tidal stream, it would take a truly...
Category: Articles
Lifesaving through a lens
Sometimes, there is no better way to show the RNLI’s people and purpose than with a photograph
Lifeboat crew member and award-winning photographer Nigel Millard has devoted 2 years to capturing...
Category: Articles
News from the Branches. 1st October to 31st December
Greater London.
ASHFORD.—Flag Whist Drive.
BARKING.—Life-boat in the procession celebrating the incorporation of Barking as a Borough.
BRONDESBUBY. — Address to Young People's League...
Category: Branches
Lifeboat Launches
Lifeboat launches on service during the months December, 1973, January and February ,1974 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire January 4.
Aith, Shetland February 13.
Amble, Northumberland February...
Category: Services
August
Launches 22. Lives rescued 18.
AUGUST 5TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON.
At 4.15 A.M. the naval officer in command at Appledore said that the life-boat was wanted four miles W.N.W. from Hartland Point, and the...
Category: Services
Brave new world
Lifesavers from across Asia and Africa are sharing new-found skills with their lifesaving organisations, thanks to a course run by the RNLI.
An estimated 1.2M people drown around the world every year – more than the number...
Category: Articles
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Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. At 11.10 a.m. on I5th August, 1965, a bather was reported in difficulties half a mile south of the station. At 11.13 the IRB launched in a slight sea and took the bather on board, returning with him to her station...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 12th April, 1894.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
Pride of the Dee, Isabella and Maggie Brocklebank
HOLYHEAD.—During a gale of wind from the N.W. by W., and a very heavy sea on the 20th January, the No. 2 Lifeboat Joseph Whitworth was called out by signals of distress exhibited by two vessels lying in the outer anchorage which were...