LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards
SUNSHINE greeted lifeboat people from all parts of the country who began to gather on South Bank, by the River Thames, early on Tuesday May 11 for what was to be a most moving and memorable day.
It was a day which...
Category: Awards
Philip Denham Helmsman of One of Blackpool's Two D Class Lifeboats
Philip Denham, helmsman of one of Blackpool's two D class lifeboats, joined the crew in 1977.
He was awarded a bronze medal in 1988 for gallantry in recognition of the courage, skill and determination he displayed... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Just One of the Many Naming Ceremonies for Inshore Lifeboats Held In Wales During September
Just one of the many naming ceremonies for inshore lifeboats held in Wales during September - the D class at Conwy. Miss Joan Bate names the station's new D class Arthur Bate after her brother who provided the legacy which funded the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
HER MAJESTY Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Patron of the Institution, will be the guest of honour at this year's annual presentation of awards meeting on May 15. She will address the meeting and present the awards for gallantry and...
Category: Articles
Two Dinghies
AUGUST 4TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
Two dinghies had been reported in difficulties, one off Sutton-on-Sea, the other north of Mablethorpe, but both were picked up by other boats. - Permanent paid...
A Minesweeper (5)
NOVEMBER 29TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. A minesweeper had been blown up by a mine, and the life-boat put out.
The sea was rough, and an air raid was in progress. Bombs fell near the life-boat. She searched for some hours...
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The Humber, Yorkshire. — 23rd October, 1939. A message had been received that a vessel had been torpedoed, and the explosion had been heard, but nothing could be found and it was assumed that the wrecked vessel's crew had been rescued by...
The American Steamer Andrew Furuseth
MAY 1 S T. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
The American steamer Andrew Furuseth, had been damaged in a collision, but did not need the help of a life-boat. - Paid permanent crew..
Books
Lifeboat! by Edward Wake-Walker, Heather Deane and Georgette Purches, published by Ian Allen at £5.95 ISBN 0-7110-1835-9 As the authors of this volume are the RNLI's public relations officer, his deputy and a recently retired...
Category: Articles
Summer Rose
Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire.— At 5.50 on the afternoon of the 20th of May, 1956, the Portpatrick coast- guard reported that a fishing boat was in distress off Castle Point, Solway Firth, and was drifting towards the rocks. At 6.15 the...