LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
First Shefras Fundraisers
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Category: Advertisement
Mrs P Whateley
Mrs P Whateley Bude chairman. Mrs Whateley served the guild for over 40 years, becoming secretary in 1971 and treasurer in 1976.
She was president of the station branch from 1982 until her death. She was awarded the Silver...
Category: Obituaries
Tim Cruises In!
Tim cruises in! Lifeboat supporters from across London were joined by Tim Vincent, former Blue Peter presenter, at the Playscape Pro Racing kart track in Streatham on 15 November 1996. During the evening 14 teams battled it out in 160cc... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Return the Favour
A painting of the Regina Mary lifeboat at Looe, donated by kind-hearted artist Merv Beaver, has raised over £500 for the RNLI.
The oil painting was raffled at the end of June during Looe lifeboat station's Seafront... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two More Life-Boats Requisitioned.
In 1940 the fast motor life-boat at Dover was taken over by the Admiralty to be used in rescuing airmen brought down in the sea. The motor life-boat at Plymouth has now been taken over bv the Ministry of War Transport, and the Aberdeen No. 2...
Category: Articles
33 Years -- Still. Sailing
One of the. first eight motor life-boats to be built for the Institution's fleet was "General Farrell", stationed at St. David's on the coast of South Wales in 1911. She served there until 1936 when she was sold out of the...
Category: Articles
A Trawler
JAN. 16TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A trawler had run ashore on the Scaurs of Cruden, but she was refloated and taken in tow for Aberdeen by another trawler.
Unfortunately she had been damaged and on...
Cromer Lifeboat Appeal
In at the deep end: Coxswain Richard Davies of Cromer (r) demonstrates the depths to which he will sink in order to collect money for the Cromer lifeboat appeal. The East Anglian branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club held a sponsored snorkel... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hastings - D Class Cecile Rampton
The handing over ceremony of the new D class lifeboat at Hastings took place at the station on 29 November 1989.
Mr Joe Adams, chairman of the Hastings station branch, welcomed the guests at the ceremony, and the lifeboat,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Polly
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.—On the morning of the 15th July a telephone message was received by the coastguard that a vessel was drifting to the westward with a signal of distress flying, and asking for the assistance of the Newquay...