LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Prudential Is Sold
THE famous Ramsgate life-boat Pru- dential left the service of the Institu- tion in November when she was sold to Mr. F. H. W. Haywood, a London architect. The Institution's flag was struck for the last time aboard the Prudential at a...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To JOHN McNp.iL, on his retirement, after serving for 1 year as coxswain, 8J years as second coxswain and 6J years as bowman of the Barra Island life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To THOMAS...
Category: Awards
St. Helier's New 44' Waveney Class Lifeboat, Thomas James King, Was on Display In the Forecourt Outside the Main Warwick Road Entrance to Earls Court.
St. Helier's new 44' Waveney class lifeboat, Thomas James King, was on display in the forecourt outside the main Warwick Road entrance to Earls Court.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ribhinn Og
Shortly before midnight on the 14th February, the Tolsta post office telephoned that two local fishing boats were in distress off Tolsta Head, which is about twenty- two miles by sea north of Stornoway.
A strong west wind...
Shamrock
— Soon after 1 P.M. on the 27th June, the Coxswain of the Life-boat was called, and in- formed by telephone that a fishing smack was aground on the Cross Ridge.
The sea was rough and a strong N.E.
breeze...
William (1)
HILBRE ISLAND, CHESHIRE.—At about 5 P.M. on the 7th April, while a whole gale was blowing from N.W., accompanied by a very heavy sea and cold and squally weather, the Coxswain of the Life-boat who was working on the island, saw a flat driven...
In This Issue.
News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services Rescues from around the country including award winning rescues Task of the Vikings 16 Jim Ferguson takes a look at the Norwegian lifeboat service A New Zealand lease...
Category: Contents
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Category: Advertisement
Janny
Margate, Kent. At 12.57 on the afternoon of the 31st of December, 1958, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a message received through the North Foreland radio station that the General Post Office cable ship Ariel had received...
SICK SKIPPER
FRASERBURGH | 29 NOVEMBER
Volunteer crew at Fraserburgh acted quickly when a skipper of a nearby fishing boat made an emergency call for help after falling ill. The crew aboard the all-weather lifeboat left the harbour immediately...
Category: Services