LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hakon Jarl
GREAT YARMOUTH.—On the 18th March the barque Hakon Jarl, of Arendal, Norway, bound for G-oole, with a cargo of logwood, which had been riding in the roadstead, was seen drifting towards the Scroby Sands with a signal of distress flying. The...
October (1)
KIRKWALL, ORKNEYS. On the afternoon of the 2nd of August, 1946, a Polish soldier was off Crow Nest Point, in Kirkwall Bay, on a raft and being blown out to sea. A westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. At the request of the...
Category: Services
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INJURED PERSON TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Barra Island, Hebrides. At 1.30 a.m.
on Wednesday the 10th of July, 1963, a doctor at Castlebay told the honorary secretary that a person was unconscious as a result of an accident and...
R.N.L.I.'s Management Review
As part of its constant efforts to mee* increasing demands on its services in the most efficient way possible, the R.N.L.I, has engaged P.A. Management Consultants Ltd. to help draw up a programme to improve the Institution's cost...
Category: Committee
Fishing Cobles (1)
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the evening of the 31st of May, 1954, some fishing cobles put off to go salmon fishing, but at 9.30 one of them came ashore and reported that the sea was rough and that the weather was worsening. Conditions were...
Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part Ix—Closed Circuits
FIRST A CORRECTION: In part VIII of this article an error appeared in the size given for the keel bolts. The ballast keel of the Rother is in fact fixed with 12mm bolts.
The photographs on this page show work progressing on...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Grano
Runswick, Yorkshire.—At 7.55 on the morning of the 8th of December, 1953, a telephone message was received at the life-boat station stating that a ship had gone aground half a mile south of Staithes. At 8.30 the life-boat Robert Patton—The...
Past & Present
50 Years Ago From the pages of THE I.IFF.BOAT, April 1938: Rescue in a Hurricane A Silver-Medal Service at Tenby.
ABOUT 4.30 in the morning of 15th January, 1938, the coastguard at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, reported that a...
Category: Articles
In An Informal Ceremony the Flag of the Y.L.A. Was Presented to Captain L. Edwards (Left) of the Trawler Lady Ruth By Mr. D. Arter, Secretary of the Raglan, New Zealand, Sea Rescue Organisation.
In an informal ceremony the flag of the Y.L.A. was presented to Captain L. Edwards (left) of the trawler Lady Ruth by Mr. D. Arter, secretary of the Raglan, New Zealand, sea rescue organisation. In 1970 Captain Edwards and the Lady Ruth were... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In the Boathouse
In the boathouse . . .
Inspection: (left) At Hoylake George Cooper, taking a close look at all parts of the boat, comei to the propellers; as on every well cared for lifeboat, the blades are polished shining bright, fore as... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs