LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Stations, Fetes, Flagdays. They Are All Potential Sources of Income and the Volunteers Respond As They Always Have Done - Don the Oilskins and Go for It!
Stations, fetes, flagdays. They are all potential sources of income and the volunteers respond as they always have done - don the oilskins and go for it!. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Pulling Boat
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 8.50, on the evening of the 29th of August, 1950, it was learned that a small pulling boat from Caol Ha Distillery had been carried south through the Sound of Islay and would be unable to return against the tide....
Coxswain Thomas James
The Institution also deeply regrets the death of five other former cox- swains :— COXSWAIN SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM ANDERSON, of the Humber.
COXSWAIN WILLIAM DYKE, of Swanage.
COXSWAIN ALEXANDER ...
Category: Obituaries
Happy Home, Florence and Ross Gill
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—At 8.15 on the evening of the 9th of February, 1953, the coxswain learned from the skipper of the fishing boat Happy Home that the motor fishing drifter Florence, of Glandore, was burning flares south- east of...
An Aeroplane (67)
AUGUST 25TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
At 1.32 A.M. the coastguard reported an aeroplane down in the sea. The weather was calm. The motor life-boat Cyril and Lilian Philpott was launched at 2 A.M. When she was off Ecclesbourne...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 6th December, 1866. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.K.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
Category: Committee
Honey Bee
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 7.40 on the evening of the 27th of January, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Honey Bee of Peterhead was leaking badly and in danger of sinking off Buchan Ness. At...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, January 2nd, 1868. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
Category: Committee
Edith, of Lowestoft
DOVER.—On the 12th March, at 6 A.M., when blowing hard at E., the sloop Edith, of Lowestoft, with a crew of 10 men, and remained aground. The wind and sea increasing, at 8.30 the Life-boat Royal Wiltshire was launched to her assistance, and...
The Naval Barge 390
SEPTEMBER 3RD. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At about 6 A.M. the naval barge 390 was leaving harbour when she stranded across the life-boat slipway. A strong southerly wind was blowing and the sea was rough. As the position...