LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fundraisers
Surf And Turf A fundraising evening organised by the Campbeltown ladies lifeboat guild was a great success thanks to a fashion show of Douglas Gill's sailing and outdoor clothes and a fascinating talk from Tony Lambert, horticulturist...
Category: Articles
A Steamer (16)
DEC. 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, AND CAISTER, NORFOLK.
A steamer had been reported to be on fire after striking a mine, but a trawler had picked up five survivors and nothing else was found but some wreckage. -...
Mercantile Credit
Help yourself.... and the R.N.L.I.
Special rates on loans to buy what you want- now! Every loan a RNLI member takes out, under a special arrangement with Mercantile Credit Company Limited, means a welcome donation to the...
Category: Advertisement
Three Motor Life-Boat Launches. Kingstown, Baltimore and St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly
SINCE the last number of The Life-Boat appeared, the inauguration ceremonies of three new Motor Life-boats have taken place, of the Dunleary, at Kingstown— her splendid voyage from Cowes to Ireland was described by Commander Stopford C....
Category: Inaugurations
The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
Obverse.—Bust of His Majesty KING EDWARD VII. Double Legend : " Royal National Life-boat Institution.
Founded in 1824. Incorporated 1860. King Edward VII....
Category: Medals
H.M. Coastguard's Busy Year
IN the past year H.M. Coastguard has taken part in about 750 incidents round the coasts of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Some were dangerous and spectacular, others were minor cliff rescues. They ranged from the recovery of a St....
Category: Services
An Aeroplane (20)
SEPT. 18TH. - SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled by the coastguard as her services were not needed. - Rewards, £12 5s..
An Aeroplane (20)
FEBRUARY 1 8TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.
DOWN. A British aeroplane had come down in the sea, but it was found by an R.A.F.
rescue launch. - Rewards, £21 13s. 6d..
Shoreline Section
BOAT SHOW 1975: what a memorable eleven days. Here is a diary of just some of the happenings recorded on the Shoreline stand: Wednesday, January 1 Opening day. Arrive early to prepare stand and display insignia and enrolment forms. Impressed...
Category: Articles