LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Arun Class Ralph and Bonella Farrant
The Arun class Ralph and Bonella Farrant previously in the relief fleet and now on temporary station duty at Fenit - tows the motor cruiser Mayfly into Salcombe after she had broken down off Bolt Tail.
Photo Derek... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
D Class Inflatable Lifeboats from Rhyl Llandudno and Flint
Rhyl's D class inflatable lifeboat uses an impromptu slipway on the A548 coast road at Savoy Cove, North Wales during the flooding. - View image in PDF
(Photo Paul Frost, Rhyl liteboat crew). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Miss G M Milburn
JULY 1988:Miss G. M. Milburn, donor of the Waveney class lifeboat The White Rose of Yorkshire and the D class lifeboat Gwynaeth, both stationed at Whitby.William Pritchard, coxswain of Beaumans lifeboat until his retirement in 1980.
Category: Obituaries
A Helping Nose
The Poole HQ's lifeboatman entered into the spirit of Comic Relief day on March 10, when staff braved the heights outside the building to add his distinctive red nose.
The replacement statue was positioned at first... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Atlantic 21
Length 6.9m (22ft 9in) Beam 2._44m (8ft) Displacement Approx 2,750lb Speed 29 knots Endurance 3 hours at max. - View image in PDF
speed Crew 3 Construction GRP hull with hypalon-coated nylon tube. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Vessel (29)
AUGUST 16TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A vessel of over 5,000 tons had been mined at the mouth of the Humber, but all the survivors were picked up by armed trawlers. - Paid permanent crew..
A Fishing Boat (8)
NOVEMBER 15TH. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW.
A fishing boat at anchor had gone ashore when the rope broke, but she did not need the help of the life-boat. - Rewards, £15 10s. 6d..
A Motor Vessel (1)
MARCH 6TH. - SUNDERLAND, DURHAM.
A motor vessel had gone ashore at Whitburn Point, but she was too far inshore for the life-boat to be able to get near her.- Rewards, £7 11s..
A Steamer (4)
FEBRUARY 28TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
The life-boat put out at the request of the naval authorities to search for survivors from a steamer, but on reaching the position given, she found naval vessels exploding depth...
A Small Boat
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire, and HoIyhead, Angelsey.—22nd March.
Searched without success for a small boat which was adrift and eventually made land in Co. Down after thirty-five hours at sea.—Rewards, Porthdinllaen,...