LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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THE LIFE-BOAT (Est. 1852) All editorial material submitted for consideration with a view to publication in the Journal should be addressed to The Editor, THE LIFE-BOAT, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1 (Tel. 01-730 0031). Photographs...
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On May 29 Stornoway's New 48' 6" Solent Lifeboat (Left) Was Named Hugh William Viscount Gough In Memory of the Late Lord Cough a Regular Fishing Visitor
On May 29 Stornoway's new 48' 6" Solent lifeboat (left) was named Hugh William Viscount Gough in memory of the late Lord Cough, a regular fishing visitor to the island, by his widow, the Viscountess Gough. The lifeboat was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In their element
Surfing is often a way of life for those brought up by the sea. It’s also become a tool for lifesaving. Claire Vandvik finds out about the joys and the dangers of the waves
Surfers were once dismissed as beach bums but now...
Category: Articles
Ceremonies
The naming of Arbroath's new Mersey class lifeboat Inchcape went ahead on 22 April 1994 despite the unfortunate accident sustained by the namer, HRH Princess Alexandra, two days before the ceremony. The Countess of Airlie cvo, wife of...
Category: Inaugurations
Services by Auxiliary Rescue-boats
Launches 26. Lives rescued 21.
ISLE OF WHITHORN, WIGTOWNSHIRE. At 3.8 in the afternoon of the 18th of January, l944, a report was received through the military and the coastguard that a Martinet aeroplane, which had been...
Category: Services
Books
Lost Photdgraphiof the RNLI By Edward Wake-Walker Published by Sutton Publishing ISBN 0750937181 Price: £25 • , .
Legendary lifeboat rescues are brought vividly to life in this w book by former* RNU PR Director Edward...
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Spring Comes Early to the Isles of Scilly and on March 4 St.Mary's Town Hall Was a Blaze of Colour for the Ladies' Guild Annual Flower Show: Mrs Mary West Chairman I
Spring comes early to the Isles of Scilly and on March 4, St Mary's town hall was a blaze of colour for the ladies' guild annual flower show: Mrs Mary West, chairman, is seen with some of the many varieties of daffodil shown,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
King Edward VIII and the Life-Boat Service
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 131 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 37 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to September 30th, 1936 - - - - 64,752 King Edward VIII and the Life-boat...
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1993 Awards
Awards to Coxswains, crew members and shore helpers 1993 The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement. Those entitled to them by the Institution's...
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Award for Senior Aircraftman
ABOUT 8.45 on the morning of the 29th of September, 1958, a Royal Air Force 60-feet pinnace left Falmouth harbour for a trial run in rough seas.
She had a crew of five and Corporal N. L. Dyer was in...
Category: Awards