LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fundraisers
It Moosed be a mistake! No-one in the RNLI's membership department had an inkling that Mr A. Moose of the Station Hotel, Hurworth Place near Darlington was anything other than a normal, valued member - and the landlord of the Station...
Category: Articles
Coast to Coast
Tynemouth lifeboat Coxswain, Martin Kenny, and his son Jonathan recently undertook a coast to coast walk in aid of the Tynemouth lifeboat appeal - collecting over £500 in sponsorship money.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Admiralty Tank-Landing Craft 4CVC
DECEMBER 15TH - 19TH. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES. At 9.15 at night the Kilchoman coastguard reported a vessel ashore at Black Rock, Jura. A strong south-cast wind was blowing, with a heavy sea. Sleet was falling and the night was dark. The...
The Fundraisers
Rowing raisers No apologies for featuring RNLI fundraisers the Hythe Hookers again - these ladies are always seen to be up to something intriguing! On New Year's Day they dressed up as cops and robbers and took part in the annual Maldon...
Category: Articles
The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
FOR THE PRESERVATION OP LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
Otmerte.— Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria; beneath, in minute letters, "L. C. Wyon." Double legend, " Royal National Life-boat Institution. Founded in 1824....
Category: Medals
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
THURSO, CAITHNESS-SHIRK.—While a whole gale from W.N.W. was raging, accompanied by a very heavy sea and rain, on the night of the 5th January, 1902, signals of distress were observed from the schooners Emma Louise and Elizabeth Miller, both...
Category: Services
Memories of the Sea and the Life-Boat Service
It was intended to resume the series of " Honorary Workers of the Institution," in which twelve articles have already been published, the last appearing in TheLifeboat for August, 1927 —with an article on the work of Mr. Ernest...
Category: Articles
Rewards Voted By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution From the 1st January to the 31st December, 1857
Jan. 17,1856.—The brig Bonnie Marie, of Nantes, was observed in the night to hare a signal of distress flying. The Portmadoc life-boat, which belongs to the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, manned by 12 men, put off to the vessel's...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
BUTTON, LINCOLNSHIRE. — A message by telephone was received on the 21st May, 1898, stating that a steamer was aground about two hundred yards south of Huttoft. The Life-boat Sir John was launched at 12.45 p.m., and found the vessel was the...
Category: Services
Listings
Lifeboat and hovercraft launches remainder of July–September 2006 Listings ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Sep 25 ON-1262(17-33):Jul 17, 31, Aug 18, 26 D-500:Jul 26,31,Aug 26,Sep 25 D-536:Jul 17 ABERDOVEY B-758:Jul 19(x2),23,29,30, Aug...
Category: Articles