LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Port Stanley
The large four- masted barque Port Stanley, of Glasgow, ran into Ballyheigue Bay, Co. Kerry, on 19th April, mistaking it for the mouth of the Shannon. Tie ship let go her anchors and saved herself from going aground, but remained in a...
The Relief Tyne Class Lifeboat Mariner's Friend
The Relief Tyne class lifeboat Mariner's Friend about to be hauled along a newly-dug channel by a tug. - View image in PDF
Storms tore the lifeboat from her mooring, but she sufferred no damage. (Photo Evening Gazette). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
June (1)
JUNE MEETING HAROLDSWICK, UNST, SHETLANDS. At 7.40 A.M. on the 15th April, 1940. the subpostmaster at Haroldswick reported to the coastguard that a small ship’s boat, with men on board, had been seen in Haroldswick Bay about a mile from the...
Category: Services
Sailboards
Local knowledge vital in rescue of two missing boardsailors Helmsman Martin Icke of Portsmouth's Atlantic inshore lifeboat has been awarded the Thanks of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution inscribed on Vellum after the lifeboat...
Little Old Lady
Hastings, Sussex. At 5.52 on the evening of the 11th of September, 1960, the coastguard told the coxswain that a fishing boat, Little Old Lady, was broken down off the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill. The life-boat M.T.C. was launched at 6.4 in...
Yachts and Dinghies (2)
A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
The Late Augustine Courtauld After Whom the New Poole Lifeboat Has Been Named (Above)
The late Augustine Courtauld, after whom the new Poole lifeboat has been named (above).. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Naming Ceremonies: Amble Dunmore East and Walmer
TWIN NAMING CEREMONIES at Opposite ends of England took place at 3 o'clock on Saturday, September 6, 1975. At the same time as, in Northumberland, the new Amble lifeboat was being named Harold Salvesen by Mrs H. K. Salvesen, widow of the...
Category: Inaugurations
Windermere
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At 2.58 on the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1956, the coastguard reported that the auxiliary schooner Windermere, of Dublin, which had a crew of five, had gone aground on the Tusker Rock off Porthcawl. At...
Presentation at Westminster Hospital
IN April, 1926, the Institution awarded its Gold Brooch to Miss H. Denham, who for many years has been in the Incurable Ward at Westminster Hospital; and during the past seven years has collected there for the Life-boat Service nearly...
Category: Awards