LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Year of Peace
In the twelve months from the end of the war in Europe on May 8th.
1945, life-boats rescued 677 lives. That is an average of 5 lives a month and is only 50 lives less than were rescued during the last twelve months of the...
Category: Articles
Aglae
CAISTER AND WINTERTON, NORFOLK.— At 10 P.M. on the 1st June, a vessel was seen to get on the Middle Cross Sand and make signals of distress. The Caister No. 1 Life-boat Govent Garden was at once launched and proceeded to the...
Argo
CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.—The barque Argo, of Fredrikstad, was totally wrecked near Macharioch on the 27th February, but happily nine of her crew were saved. The crew of the Life-boat at Southend were assembled, but as it was very doubtful...
BEHIND EVERY RESCUE IS SOMEONE LIKE YOU
Leaving a gift to the RNLI in your Will is your legacy of care to millions of people who use our coast each year, from children playing on the beach, to fishing crews who battle the seas to put a fresh catch on the...
Category: Articles
New Vice-Presidents of the Guild
THE following ladies have accepted an invitation from the Committee of Management to become Vice-Presidents of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild :—The Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, D.B.E., the Duchess of Montrose, and the Lady Magdalene...
Category: Articles
A Small Boat
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—8th December, 1937. An angler in a small boat was overdue, but a long search failed to find him. He had been picked up by a fishing boat. The Brighton Deep Sea Anglers sent a letter of thanks and became annual...
£10 for a Penny
AN envelope with a penny stamp was in the Institution's post the other day.
Inside were ten £1 notes.
ThereTwas no letter or name with them. The postmark on the envelope was Bristol..
Category: Donations
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Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — 23rd August, 1939. It had been reported that an over-turned boat could be seen with someone clinging to it, but it was found to be a tree trunk.—Rewards, £5 11s..
A Cheque for £5000 from the Association for Rescue at Sea (Afras) Towards the American/British Lifeboat Appeal Was Recently Presented By Kingman Brewster Uni
A cheque for £5,000 from the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) towards the American/British Lifeboat Appeal was recently presented by Kingman Brewster, United States Ambassador (I.) to Vice- Admiral Sir Peter Compston, chairman,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Dr Muriel Mclean
Dr Muriel McLean, a founder member of Croydon branch (set up in 1960) and an active committee member. At the age of 87 Dr McLean was still organising the branch's flag week and indeed stood on the streets collecting money...
Category: Obituaries