LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The American Steamer Fort Perrot
JULY 27TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. At 2.25 in the morning the coastguard reported that shouts had been heard off Dungeness Point by a coastal battery. Later the lifeboat was asked to put out by the Royal Naval shore signal station, and at 4.15...
When An Emergency Arises In a Particular Area of Sea, a Print-Out of Amver Vessels In a Specified Area Is Available In Minutes. This Information Is Then Passed to the Emergency Organisation Req
When an emergency arises in a particular area of sea, a print-out of AMVER vessels in a specified area is available in minutes. This information is then passed to the emergency organisation requesting it.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM MILLER, on his retirement, after serving 26 years as Coxswain of the Eyemouth Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To ALFRED BINDING, on his retirement, after serving 24 years as Coxswain of the...
Category: Awards
The Fundraisers
Rowing raisers No apologies for featuring RNLI fundraisers the Hythe Hookers again - these ladies are always seen to be up to something intriguing! On New Year's Day they dressed up as cops and robbers and took part in the annual Maldon...
Category: Articles
Cape Coast
Twenty rescued CAPE COAST, a 2,650 ton Panamanian cargo vessel, broadcast on Channel 16 VHP at 0327 on Wednesday January 10 that she was in distress and taking water in her engine room; she was 2.2 miles from Nab Tower on a bearing of...
Receipts and Payments—1st Jan. To 31st Dec., 1957
1956 £ 185,858 286 40,479 9,808 386 42,575 12,631 2,596 3,360 61,162 2,571 58,591 295,408 4,205 731 744 2,571 8,251 12,416 38,444 50,860 50,360 9,315 47,145 1,574 967 1,409 60,410 24,072 4,460 328 28,860 494,149 PAYMENTS LIFE-BOATS :—...
Category: Accounts
New craft in north Wales
Criccieth, Gwynedd, is the first RNLI lifeboat station to take delivery of an Arancia inshore rescue boat.
She is on an extended trial to assess her capabilities, and has been called on for a number of rescues, including a...
Category: Articles
First Cuffley Scout Troop Raised Money By Building a Paper 'Mountain1—15 Tons of Waste Paper and Card Photograph By Courtesy of Hertfordshire Mercury
First Cuffley Scout troop raised money by building a paper 'mountain1—15 tons of waste paper and card. - View image in PDF
Photograph by courtesy of Hertfordshire Mercury.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Stormy Stan's Sea Tales
There are around 2().(XH) members of Slonn Force, the RNLl's club for the under 16s. The club's exclusive magazine. Storm Force News, is full of exciting competitions, puzzles, salty sea talcs, jokes and cartoons - it also lends...
Category: Articles
On the Sands. A Yachtsman's Story of His Rescue
[The Yachting Monthly of March 1952 published an account by Mr.
D. K. Rae of a trip in his W-feet auxiliary yacht Sirius. It started from the Crouch, but the Sirius grounded on the Buxey Sand off Clacton. The crew laid out...
Category: Articles