LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Oil Tanker
JULY 27TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
Two steamers had been in collision in the morning, one an oil tanker which had caught fire. Ten of her crew lost their lives. The other twenty-four had been rescued by another steamer. At 8...
Reaper
At 10.50 P.M. on the 16th February information was received that a ship close to the end of the breakwater was making signals of distress. The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was promptly dis- patched to her assistance and found the...
Sea Breeze
On the evening of the 19th July the Coxswain was told by boatmen that a motor boat was in difficulties near the Long Nose Buoy, and was drifting out to sea on the ebb tide. A light easterly breeze was blow- ing and the sea was smooth. The...
None (3)
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 4.55 on the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1960, a request was received from the Commissioners of Irish Lights for the life-boat to bring ashore an injured keeper from Tuskar Rock light- house and take...
Membership News
Can you help? A message from Corporate Fundraising Manager Barbara Trousdell: Do you have a few hours to spare for a couple of weeks a year? Would you like to become involved in making sure local promotions in aid of the Institution run...
Category: Articles
A Vessel (6)
APRIL 5TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
A vessel was reported to be in difficulties, with a sloop standing by, but in the gale which was blowing, with a very heavy sea running, it was impossible for the sloop to pass a rope and...
Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH, Thursday June 11, 1987: Scarborough's 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Amelia searches with the station's D class inflatable boat for a 13-year-old Grimsby schoolboy, swept from the Royal Albert Drive slipway by a large wave... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Zelda
Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 8.30 on the evening of the 14th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat was in difficulties off North Head. A strong south-south-westerly wind was blow- ing with a very rough sea....
Epsilon
A barque was observed ashore on the west part of the Cfunfleet; Sand, at about 2 P.M. on the 30th March, during a fresh S.W. wind, and with the aid of a telescope it was seen that she was flying signals of distress.
The...
Naming Ceremony: Fleetwood
The naming of Lady of Lancashire FLEETWOOD'S NEW 44' WAVENEY LIFEBOAT by HRH The Duke of Kent PRESIDENT OF THE RNLIA LARGE CROWD lined the seafront at Fleetwood to see HRH The Duke of Kent name the new lifeboat. The early evening sun...
Category: Inaugurations