LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
BUDEHAVEN, CORNWALL.—On the 31st of August, 1863, a large ship without masts, which afterwards proved to be the Conflict, an old sloop of war, of 2,000 tons, bound from Plymouth to Bristol, in ballast, to be broken up, was observed in tow of...
Category: Services
Asterionella
Capsize THE DAY OF TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1986, dawned at Brighton with gale force winds blowing from the south south west, gusting to force 9 and skies overcast with a slight drizzle. Very heavy seas were running and waves up to 15 feet in...
In This Issue.
News and views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat services Life at the sharp end including two Bronze Medal rescues 8 Porthcawl to Fishguard 16 Howard Richings continues his look at lifeboat stations around the coast Kings of...
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Blue Waters
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 2.25 in the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1949, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a message had been received from the Llandudno coast- guard that a yacht bound for Liverpool was making heavy weather....
The Central Appeals Committee
SPONSORED WALK OVER £35,000 has been raised so far by the National Sponsored Walk organised by the Central Appeals Committee which took place on Sunday, 18th April, 1971. By the time all the money has been received—40 branches have...
Category: Articles
Fundraising
Corporate fundraising When would you think of all these things together: a car, a train, a cruise ship, a bank and a shop? Are they perhaps all the items you need for a perfect holiday? In fact they are all things that the RNLI corporate...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 1st May, 1884.
EDWARD BIRKBECK, Esq., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read the following letter from Sir WILLIAM VERNON HARCOURT, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home...
Category: Committee
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1924
Time of Launching.
Jan. 1. 6.10p.m.
6. 10. 0p.m.
„ 7. 4.45 a.m.
„ 8. 12 noon.
„ 9. 1.55 a.m.
„ 9. 5. 0 a.m.<...
Category: Services
News from the Branches. 1st July to 30th September
1st July to 30th September.
Greater London.
BALHAM.—Special Life-boat Display at the Pavilion Theatre in connexion with the showing of the film " Atlantic " and collections organized by the...
Category: Branches