LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Killed on Active Service
IN "Obituary of the Years of War, 1939-1945," "in the last issue of The Life-boat, there should have appeared two other names, John Herbert Bolton and Thomas Valentine Bennett.
Mr. Bolton joined the staff of...
Category: Obituaries
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Bully for Kirkwall! Kirkwall Scotland North Division RNLI lorry driver George Dadson became part of an unusual lifeboat crew at Kirkwall in the middle of October.
George had arrived at the station with his 17-ton truck to...
Kenneth William and Mor-Nita
Eleven hour escort TWO COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS, Kenneth William of Brancaster and Mor- Nita of Wells were at sea off Wells on the morning of Friday November 21, 1986 in a north-easterly storm force 10 and in very rough and heavy seas.<...
Award to Thirteen-Year-Old Boy
ABOUT 5.30 on the afternoon of the 18th July, 1961, a girl who was swim- ming was seen to be in difficulties near the slipway which is used for launching the Appledore boarding boat. There was a slight, variable breeze and a calm sea. It was...
Category: Awards
Corstar
Cromer, Norfolk. At 1.55 early on the morning of the 8th March, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the collier Corstar was mak- ing for Cromer with a sick man aboard and that a doctor was needed. There was a light...
Journey's end: a team of eight runners, with a back-up team of four,
Journey's end: A team of eight runners, with a back-up team of four, all from 414 Tank Transporter Unit of the Royal Corps of Transport stationed near Salisbury, completed a marathon run along the Welsh coast from Cardiff to Flint in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Below Right) Flattening Out to a Planing Surface Aft the Sponson Which Gives the Medina Her Stability Is Divided Into Watertight Compartments By Inner Baffles
(Below, right) . . . flattening out to a planing surface aft. The sponson, which gives the Medina her stability, is divided into watertight compartments by inner baffles.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In deep water
Few people living inland would expect to rely on the RNLI to keep safe in their own communities but this was the reality for many driven from their homes by fl ooding in September 2008. The town of Morpeth, Northumberland, was worst hit when...
Category: Articles
Melinda Muriel (2)
Overturned fishing vessel AN EIGHTEEN FOOT fishing vessel, Melinda Muriel, had put out to sea from Skinningrove, Cleveland, with fourpeople on board on the morning of Tuesday July 29, 1986. The wind was north westerly and there were squally...
Hm Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Is Welcomed
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother is welcomed to Walmer lifeboat station with a bouquet of flowers from local Storm Force members.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs