LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lily of Devon
The Lowestoft Life-boat.
The Lowestoft Motor Life-boat, a few miles to the south of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, would have been launched to the help of the Georgia instead of the Southwold boat, but on the afternoon...
An Aircraft
Peel, Isle of Man.—29th May, 1939.
A competitor in the Manx Air Races had crashed into the sea, but he was picked up by a fishing boat.—Rewards, £7 13s..
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
HARTLEPOOL.—On the night of the 13th March, 1888, during a S.E. wind, sleet showers, and a very high sea, the s.s. Andalusia, of Scarborough, ran ashore on Middleton beach. A steam-tag went to her assistance, but, owing to the heavy sea, was...
Category: Services
News from the Branches. 1st February to 30th April
Greater London.
BALHAM.—Special meeting. Branch formed. Lieut.-Colonel G. F. Doland, O.B.E., J.P., M.P., L.CC., patron; the Mayor of Wandsworth, president; Kngr. Rear-Admiral W. M. Whayman, C.B., Councillor Evan Rees, M.I.G...
Category: Branches
Governor Ready, of Douglas
BALLYWALTER. — On the 5th March information was received that a smack had been observed about ten miles distant, eastward, from the shore, in distress and apparently signalling for help.
The Life-boat William Wallace was...
(Below) Lifeboat House Isolated In Wild Seas As the Pier on Either Side Falls Before the Storm Photograph By Courtesy of the Daily Telegraph
(Below) Lifeboat house isolated in wild seas as the pier on either side falls before the storm. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of The Daily Telegraph. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Services Round the Coasts
LAUNCHES AND LIVES SAVED BY LIFE-BOATS AND IRBs 1st June to 31st August: Launches 820, lives saved 387.
JUNE NORTH-WEST DISTRICT Holyhead, Anglesey - At 10.23 p.m.
on 25th June, 1966, a boy was reported to...
Category: Services
Notes of the Quarter
THE Institution is at present engaged on a major programme of construction and modernization, and at the time of going to press there are no fewer than 17 new life-boats in various stages of construc- tion. The total cost of this boat...
Category: Articles
The Fundraisers
In Brief TO MARK his 50th birthday, Vincent Magrath of Tarn worth asked that instead of presents his fellow Rotarians and friends give their money to the RNLI. Chairman of Tamworth ladies' guild, Marion Appleby- Matthews, was invited to...
Category: Articles
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Developing and supplying specialist equipment for over 4000 crew members is a very expensive exercise. The protective lifejacket pictured above for example costs £180, This is where you and a pair of scissors can help.
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