LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (8)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 2.37 p.m. on 22nd March, 1966, a dinghy was reported in difficulties four miles north east of the station. The IRB was launched at 2.45 in a light westerly breeze and moderate sea. The tide was...
Safely Ashore - One
Safely ashore - one. The four crew from the coaster Manias are pictured (right) being landed from the St Peter Port (CI) Arun class lifeboat Sir William Arnold on 7 January. The lifeboat spent over four hours in squally weather and 15ft seas... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboats Go Green?
The world's first motor-sailing lifeboat? It would undoubtedly save fuel and probably be great fun for the crews, but could it manage the 32-knot service speed? Sadly, this isn't the latest product of the fertile minds of the Trials... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Top Class
Every year, pupils at Cliff House, Sexey's School in Bruton, Somerset arrange a sponsored walk and nominate four charities. This year the RNLI was chosen and the school presented Basil Mosenthal of the Bruton and District branch with a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Geisha, of Wexford
JUNE 27TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR CO. WEXFORD. At 5.30 in the afternoon a cyclist from St. Helens reported the fishing schooner Geisha, of Wexford, dismasted and drifting between the Whilkeen and Carrick Rocks. A fresh easterly wind was blowing,...
Seven Cobles
NOVEMBER 26TH. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.
During the morning seven cobles were fishing north of Church Point. The northerly breeze was moderate, but the sea was very rough, and the weather was getting worse. At 10.20 the...
Seaside rescue
40.1653A beach goer raised the alarm at Blackpool on 13 September, when he spotted that his partner was having trouble in the water. Two of the three station lifeboats were launched immediately and the woman, who had gone for a swim, was...
Category: Articles
Lives Lost
Thirteen life-boatmen lost their lives at sea or died on their return. Three of the thirteen were killed by the enemy. One of the three was killed in the lifeboat of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, when she was attacked by a German aeroplane; The...
Category: Articles
Life-Boat Days In 1944
In the fifth year of the war life-boat flag days raised £131,829. That is £657 more than in 1943 and nearly three times as much as in 1939, the last year of peace. lu each of the five years of war the figure has been a record. The...
Category: Articles
Gratefully Remembered
On 24th, September, 1939, just three weeks after war was declared, the Aldeburgh life-boat rescued the crew of 24 of a French steamer which had been torpedoed. The honorary secretary at Aldeburgh had a letter at the beginning of this year...
Category: Articles