LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Cantick Head
FEBRUARY 11TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 10.35 in the evening the coastguard at Kinnaird Head reported that a vessel at sea was signalling by morse lamp, and a few minutes later that the signal was for a doctor. The life-boat John and...
Helen Mary (1)
Appledore, and Clovelly, Devon.—-During the afternoon of the 7th August, 1937, signals were seen coming from a small motor yacht oft Westward Ho, A moderate N.N. W. breeze was blowing, with a smooth to moderate sea. The Appledore motor...
Awards to Honorary Workers. Made Since January 1st, 1947
Honorary Life-Governor.
The following have been appointed Honorary Life-Governors of the Institution and will be presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H.
the Duchess of...
Category: Awards
Service to North Sea Oil Rig
THE members of the crews of the Scarborough and Teesmouth life-boats have both received framed letters of appreciation signed by the Chairman of the Committee of Management, Captain the Hon V. M. Wyndham-Quin, R.N., for their services on the...
Category: Services
Charity and Samaritan and The Janet Thompson
BLYTH, NORTHIFMBEBLAND. — On the 21st July a strong wind sprang up from the E.N.E., accompanied by a heavy sea, and several of the Newbiggin fishing boats were compelled to leave Newbiggin Bay and run to Blyth Harbour for...
The S.S. Auricula
WALMER.—The Life-boat Civil Service No. 4 was launched at about 6 A.M. on the 5th March, during hazy weather, and proceeded to the Goodwin Sands, signalguns having been fired by the Middle light-ship indicating that a vessel was in need of...
ALL HANDS TO THE PUMP
With a small angling boat rapidly taking on water in the North Sea, it took the combined skills of three lifeboat crews to save the vessel and the eight men onboard
The volunteers on Tynemouth’s all-weather lifeboat were...
Category: Articles
A Word of Farewell
WHEN one has, for fifteen years, held an office that any man must be proud and thankful to occupy, it is not easy to say good-bye. Yet the time has come for my retirement from the post of Secretary of the Institution, and I must take leave...
Category: Articles
Buckie Life-Boat Crew Being Presented to the Queen
The Queen visited the Buckie, Banffshire, station on the 14th July, 1961.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ex-Coxswain Patrick Sliney
Ex-Coxswain Patrick Sliney, of the Ballycotton, Co. Cork, life-boat, who won the R.N.L.I, gold medal for gallantry for one of the most famous services in life-boat history, died at the age of 87. Mr. Sliney was alsoawarded the silver and...
Category: Obituaries