LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Life-Boat Subscription Record?
DURING the nine months ending the 30th September, 1919, the town of Alloa, in Clackmannanshire, raised for the Institution a sum of £301. As Alloa has a population of 12,000, this works out at a contribution of 6d. a head. This record...
Category: Donations
Mynonie R. Kirby
St. Mary's, Scillies.—On the 28th November the schooner Mynonie R.
Kirby, of London, was in distress and the motor life-boat rescued the crew of six.—Rewards, bronze medal, thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum,...
Locative
Tyne and helicopter work together to rescue four in heavy swell and gale The skill and determination of Second Coxswain/Mechanic John O'Donnell, of Arranmore's Tyne class lifeboat William Luckin , during a difficult eighthour service...
Cite d'Aleth (1)
Fishing vessel founders THE FRENCH FISHING VESSEL Cite d'Aleth, in distress, was reported to the honorary secretary of Rosslare Harbour lifeboat station by MRCC Shannon at 0634 on Wednesday January 12. At first it was reported that Cite...
A Drifter (1)
OCTOBER 6TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA (AT BRIGHTLINGSEA), ESSEX. A drifter had been reported as apparently in distress, but she could not be found. Later it was reported that she had hit the beach at Frinton, but she was not there when day broke...
May Lily (1)
Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— At 7.16 on the morning of the 17th ofApril, 1951, a fisherman telephoned the Filey life-boat authorities that he had picked up a message on his wireless set: the fishing boat May Lily, of Scar-...
Books
• A new and expanded history of Penlee and Penzance branch entitled Penlee is just being produced and will appear before this spring journal is published. It is written by John Corin and Grahame Farr with a foreword by Mary Richards, mother...
Category: Articles
Station Profile Weymouth
Weymouth lifeboat station, in Dorset, was established in 1869 to replace Portland station, which had closed down in 1850. Funded by the Earl of Stratford, the lifeboat gave assistance to vessels in distress on the north and east sides of...
Category: Articles
Ally Sloper
Ramsgate, Kent. At 9.1 on the morn- ing of the 8th May, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht, the Ally Sloper, with two men aboard, was in difficulties three miles east of the North Goodwin light- vessel. At...
Raymond Baxter
Raymond Baxter, chairman of the RNLI's public relations committee is pictured with Roger Royle. presenter of BBC Television's "Songs oj Praise' programme and Barr Hartley. Editor of the Lowcstolt Journal, recipients of RNLI... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs