LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Duke of Northumberland's Life-Boat Essay Competition, 1933
THE Duke of Northumberland's Life- boat Essay Competition for elementary schools was held this year for the thirteenth time. The number of schools which took part was 2,207, as compared with 2,249 in 1932. But though there was a decline...
Category: Articles
An International Life-Boat Organization
By George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of the Institution.IT will be remembered that at the Inter- Comnational Life-boat Conference, held in London on 1st and 2nd July, 1924, in which representatives of nine nations took part, a resolution was...
Category: Articles
D Class Named at Minehead
Minehead's new D class lifeboat, George and Christine, was named during a ceremony held outside the boathouse on 10 October 1999.
The new lifeboat, funded by George Stnbling of Axminster, replaced the previous D class... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rescue of a Cat By a Life-Boat, and the Sequel
INTERESTING CEREMONY AT THE MANSION HOUSE, DUBLIN.
A VERY interesting ceremony took place on the 6th March last at the Mansion House, Dublin, when the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of that city made (at the request of Miss...
Category: Poetry
Book Reviews
• Howard Biggs, in his book The Sound of Maroons (Terence Dalton, Suffolk, £5.80) has researched diligently to produce such a fine history of the Kent and Sussex lifeboat stations from 1802 to 1977.
Much more than a...
Category: Articles
Sparkling Wave
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 12.50 early on the morning of the 18th of December, 1958, the motor mechanic was informed by the owner of a local fishing boat that he had received a message that the trawler Sparkling Wave of Kilmore...
Letters
Stick or pin? Is this the end of an era? Another chapter ended in our history? I refer to the demise of that ancient institution, the boat-on-a-pin flag day emblem, which is now being replaced by the adhesive type.
What...
Category: Correspondence
Learning the Ropes
Many people imagine that the average RNLI crew member is a selfless, brave, experienced mariner. Crew members are certainly brave and selfless but, today, volunteers with a professional maritime background are in the...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services June and July 1983
Services for August, 1983 will be reported in the spring 1984 journal.
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire D class inflatable: June 20, 26 and 30 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: July 16 and 27 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 9,...
Category: Services
Fishguard and Goodwick Guild Member Mary Shae
Following the announcement that halfpenny pieces were to be phased out, Fishguard and Goodwick guild member Mary Shaw launched a scheme to collect the coins for the RNL1 through the local press. Sealed containers were soon to be seen... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs