LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Safety - and why it matters
We’ve always been about keeping people safe, and that includes volunteers, staff, and supporters like you, says Chief Executive Paul Boissier:
‘For the last 191 years, the RNLI has been...
Category: Articles
Christmas Fayre
In November 1997, the Thurso branch again held their Christmas fayre in the Royal Hotel. The special guest of the event was Mr Santa Clause who arrived by car due to the lack of snow but did manage to bring his bag of goodies which went down... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ard Adimh
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 8.50 p.m. on i6th February, 1966, the coastguard reported to the coxswain that the trawler Ard Adimh was adrift in Dun Laoghaire harbour and in danger of breaking up on the rocks by the west pier. As the...
An Aeroplane (3)
Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—At about 10.15 on the night of the 10th of June, 1948, the Ramsey coastguard telephoned the Port St. Mary, Port Erin, and Douglas life- boat stations that an aeroplane, with eight...
Irbs Save Hundreds
Inshore rescue boats of the R.N.L.I, saved 733 lives last year. This is a record number and exceeds the 696 lives saved by IRBs over the whole of 1970. Since the R.N.L.I, first introduced its IRB fleet in 1963 the number of lives saved by...
Category: Services
Calypso V
St. Peter Port, Guernsey - At 12.15 a.m. on 7th July, 1969, following reports of flares seen off the north east end of the island of Guernsey, information was received that the yacht Calypso V, with a crew of four, was in difficulties three...
Provider
Amble, Northumberland. At 9.15 p.m. on i Qth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the weather conditions were deteriorating and as the local fishing coble Provider was still at sea, it was decided to launch the...
Yacht Never Despair
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight—At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 29th of May, 1949, information was received that a sailing yacht appeared to be in difficulties about four miles north-north-west of Shingles Bank. A strong south/west breeze was...
Braemar
Stromness, Orkney.—On the 24th June the steam trawler Braemar, of Aberdeen, homeward bound from fishing, ran ashore on the north side of Birsay in a thick fog. A moderate N.
breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. News was...
Shelmelier
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 12.29 a.m.
on i8th April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the m.v. Kilkenny had sighted red flares about 10 miles north-west of Skerries lighthouse. There was a gale from...