LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Naming Ceremonies
St Ives - Mersey class The Princess Royal (Civil Service No. 41) The importance of the naming ceremony for St Ives' Mersey class lifeboat The Princess Royal (Civil Service No 41) was recognised by the weather, which slipped in a warm,...
Category: Inaugurations
Your Letters
A special thank you They say that just before you die, your whole life passes before you. At the age of eight you haven't had much of a life so when you come close to 'it', you really can recall everything.
My...
Category: Correspondence
An Aeroplane (28)
Nov. 3RD. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE.
It had been reported that what looked like an aeroplane on fire had fallen into the sea. A few seconds later a parachute landed in the same position. It was found later that the...
None (27)
APRIL 26TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. A rocket was reported to have been fired towards the south, hut nothing was found.- Rewards, £31 15s. 6d..
None (27)
JUNE 12TH. - YOUGHAL, CO. CORK.
Rockets had been seen, but later were found to have been fired by boys, who had stolen them. - Rewards, £11 13s..
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Category: Advertisement
An Aeroplane (27)
AUGUST 11TH. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX. At 5.24 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that an aeroplane had come down in Pevensey Bay and asked that the life-boat crew should stand by. A light westerly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea....
A Year of Endeavour
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the RNLI, brandies and guilds were asked to make some special fund raising effort to help raise the six million pounds needed for the vast boat building programme on which the Institution has embarked...
Category: Donations
Treasure and Fair Beagle
Six saved from two separate vessels in hurricane-force conditionsThe rescue of four fishermen and two yachtsmen, in separate incidents and in hurricane force winds, has earned Second Coxswain Rodney Burge of Amble lifeboat station the Thanks...
A Vessel (16)
MAY 24TH. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.
A vessel was reported to be making distress signals on her siren, but the life-boat’s help was not needed. - Rewards, £16 7s..