LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mourne Lass
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT MARYPORT OCTOBER 9TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND. During the afternoon a strong southerly wind was blowing. Towards the end of the afternoon it veered to west-north-west, growing rapidly stronger, and just before dark it...
Canoes
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 12.30 p.m. on 8th March, 1964, the lifeboat Dunleary II went to the mouth of the River Liffey to escort several canoes across Dublin Bay. The canoes had taken part in a race organized in connection with the...
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'HE CHANGED MY LIFE'
I noticed the sad passing of former Newhaven Coxswain/Mechanic Len Patten (pictured) in the latest magazine and I would like it if this message could be passed on to his family and even used to...
Category: Articles
Norman Salvesen Was Involved In a Less Hazardous, But Nonetheless Demanding, Tow
The casualty is pictured from the lifeboat making good progress towards Wick where she was safely moored.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
First Rescue Ever from a Hovercraft
ON the 17th September, 1962, a service of a unique kind was carried out when for the first time a rescue was effected by life-boat from a hovercraft. The hovercraft was the first to be used on public service in this country and operated...
Category: Services
Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part V—Planking
AFTER MANY MONTHS of patient craftsmanship, fitting, shaping and building up the many members which make up a boat's frame, RNLB Shoreline, building at William Osbornes of Littlehampton, is now being planked. The hull is taking form.<...
Category: Articles
Fair Water
On the same day the Life-boat Arab, also stationed at Padstow, was called out for service, by means of the telephone.
She was launched at 4 p.m., and proceeded under oars to the ketch Fair Water, of Jersey, bound from...
Fulham VIII and Caribon
Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 4.48 on the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Fulham VIII had reported that she had been in collision with the yacht Caribon and that the yacht'...
Lifeboat Services
West Division Broken rudder THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Moelfre lifeboat station was informed by Holyhead Coastguard at 0845 on Sunday September 21, 1980, that the yacht July Morn had reported that she was in difficulties, her rudder broken,...
Category: Services
Carrying on Though Crippled
IN the last issue of The Life-boat two cases were recorded of ladies who had continued their work for the life-boat service when crippled by serious acci- dents. There is a third to be added to them. Miss Silvester, the honorary secretary of...
Category: Articles