LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sunderland Tragedy
Criticisms of the absence of the Sunderland life-boat when a lifeguard was drowned in tragic circumstances near the Cat and Dog steps at Roker last August were refuted at the inquest on the lifeguard, Mr. John Ramsay. He had gone out to...
Category: Articles
New Members of Committee of Management
Major Bertram Bell, Mr. Raymond Cory, Mr. John Russell, and Mr. Nigel Varrington Smyth, O.B.E., have been co-opted members of the Committee of Management of the Institution.
Major Bell, who lives in Fota Island (Co. Cork),...
Category: Committee
H.M. Submarine Trump
St. Mary's, Stilly Islands. At 6.50 on the morning of the 2nd of June, 1960, the honorary secretary was informed by the honorary medical adviser of a message from the commanding officer of H.M. submarine Trump that the submarine was...
'Wreck Raisers'
Mr. M. R. C. Parr, of Eycline Films Ltd., London, writes: 'The "Wreck Raisers", a film just completed for the Children's Film Foundation, features the friendly life-boat coxswain vho is also the magistrate as one of the...
Category: Articles
Sir William Arnold Guernsey's New 52' Arun Lifeboat Was Named By Hrh the Duchess of Kent at St.Peter Port on May 23; It Was the First Visit Made By the Duchess To
Sir William Arnold, Guernsey's new 52' Arun lifeboat, was named by HRH the Duchess of Kent at St Peter Port on May 23; it was the first visit made by the Duchess to Guernsey—on a day of sun and showers she was warmly welcomed by the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Once a Year the Divisional Inspectors of Lifeboats Meet In Conference at Pools (I to R Back Row First) Lieut-Commander a M 'Mike'1 Woodroffe South East; M G K '
Once a year the divisional inspectors of lifeboats meet in conference at Pools. (I. to r., back row first) Lieut.-Commander A. M.
'Mike'1 Woodroffe, south east; M. G. K.
'Mike" Pennell,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Letter Writers
In these days when the telephone is more attractive than letter writing it is always a pleasure to receive a hand-written note. Early this year the R.N.L.I.
received 28 such letters from pupils of Pinkwell Junior School,...
Category: Donations
Skegness:
Skegness: A Balcar 105 helicopter was seen to crash into the sea, five miles east south east of Skegness, on the afternoon of Tuesday July 24, 1984. At 1306 Skegness's 15ft 6in D class inflatable lifeboat launched from the beach manned... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Beaumaris
Beaumaris, October 18, 1986: within hours of her official handing over and dedication ceremony the new Atlantic 21 lifeboat at Beaumaris was called out on service. The lifeboat was provided by the BBC television programme Blue Peter whose... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mars (1)
DEC. 2 0TH. - BLYTH, AND TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. At about 3 P.M. information was received through the coastguard that a steamer had been blown up about two miles south of Blyth. A light E.N.E. wind was blowing, with a slight sea.