LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Greek Freighter Athina B. (1)
Twenty-six rescued HM COASTGUARD at Shoreham MRSC telephoned the honorary secretary of Shoreham Harbour lifeboat station at 0817 on Monday January 21 asking that the lifeboat be placed on standby; a merchant vessel, the 3,500-ton Greek...
Fishing Boats (2)
North Sunderland, and Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 10.10 on the morning of the 15th of February, 1951, several local fishing boats were seen in difficulties making for North Sun- derland harbour in a heavy swell and a light easterly...
Was the Queen a Pilot Boat In Lagos?
Was The Queen a pilot boat in Lagos? After World War 2 I went to work in British West Africa and spent the 1950s in Lagos.
The Lagos pilot used an ex-UK lifeboat reputed to have been on the Mersey. As almost all the major... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Acknowledgment
THE photograph of the presentation of the Centenary Vellum at Appleclore, which was reproduced in the last issue of The Lifeboat, was taken by Mr. R. L.
Knight, photographer of Barnstaple, and was reproduced by his kind...
Category: Articles
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Walmer, Kent.—13th October, 1938.
Flashes had been reported at sea between South Foreland and Dover Harbour, but nothing could be found to explain them.—Rewards £36 6s. 9d..
Ideal
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—23rd November, 1938. The French schooner Ideal had gone ashore at Colhugh Beach, but her crew were rescued from the shore by the coastguard rocket lifesaving appliances.—Rewards, £20 6s.
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Stromness, Orkneys.—16th January.
Distress signals had been reported off Rose Ness, Holm, at midnight, but nothing could be found and the life-boat returned after being away for sixteen hours.—Rewards, £19 Is. Qd..<...
The Control Board
A closer view, with the engine-hatch open, showing the engine-room and the two 35-h.p. petrol engines. - View image in PDF
These two photographs are of the 41-feet Watson life-boat Mary Ann Hepwortli, stationed at Whitby in 1938.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Recognition for Boatbuilders
A commemorative vellum has been awarded by the Institution to Messrs.
J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd., who built 134 life-boats for the Institution between 1898 and 1964. Last year the firm ceased building wooden boats at...
Category: Awards
The Eight Robsons
The eight members of the family at present in the crew of the North Sunderland life-boat.
In the centre Coxswain James Robson. An article on the work of four generations of lifeboat Robsons appeared in the last number of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs