LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Victory
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 7.30 on the evening of the 16th of April, 1959, the signal station reported that red and white flares had been seen about one mile south of the pier heads. The life-boat Euphrosyne Kendal left her moorings at...
Elizabeth Victoria
Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At noon on the 3rd of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the coxswain that the cabin cruiser Elizabeth Victoria of Swansea was in difficulties half a mile south ofthe coastguard look-out. The life-boat William...
Susan Ann
Padstow, Cornwall. At 4.32 on the afternoon of the 17th of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties half a mile east-north-east of Trevose Head.
The no. 1 life-boat Joseph...
Universal Dipper
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - At 9.40 a.m. on 6th June, 1967, a report was received that the motor fishing vessel Universal Dipper was aground half a mile west of Sker Point. As the vessel was high and dry it was decided to delay the...
Paris Girl
Coverack, Cornwall. At 2 p.m. on 2nd September, 1965, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that the 12- foot dinghy Paris Girl had left Coverack at 10 a.m. intending to return by noon.
There were two people on...
A New Fast Type of Motor Life-Boat
Ax important development in Motor Life-boat construction has been decided upon. The aim of the Institution in the design and construction of Motor Lifeboats and their engines, suitable,for the work of rescuing life from shipwreck under all...
Category: Articles
Insight
RescUe Insight Here is just a handful of incidents from around the uK and Roi to give an insight into the thousands of lifeboat rescues carried out each year. see pages 20–27 for rescues marked and page 13 for a roundup of lifeguard activity...
Category: Articles
RESCUE
Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year. Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the following pages for more reports:
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Category: Articles
100000 Membership Reached
Ewart Myer and Jim Meade, two of Shoreline's voluntary enrolling team, hard at work on the RNLI's London Boat Show stand: together with the other members of the team, they signed on a grand total of 1,179 new members.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Full Swing
Enthusiastic golfers in Wales raised £2,500 towards an inshore lifeboat at Flint.
Heavy showers were not enough to dampen the spirits of the 20 teams competing at Northop country park. The whole event, organised by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs