LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane
Swanage, Dorset.—• At 3.28 in the afternoon, on the 16th of April, 1950, the coastguard telephoned a message from the Portland radar station that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea.
The pilot had dropped by parachute...
Mr. R. C. Baverstock
MR. R. C. BAVERSTOCK, former Assistant Secretary of the Institution, died on the 21st October. He joined the Institution's staff in 1909, and after a break during the first world war, when he served in the army, he was in the service...
Category: Obituaries
Falmouth November 15 1987:
FAI.MOUTH, NOVEMBER 15, 1987: harnessed into a helicopter strop, WEM J R Stevenson is lowered gently from the boat davit of his ship HMS Challenger to the deck of Falmouth's 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Ralph and Bonella Farrant after... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Silver Cloud
MAY 25TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE. At 1.15 in the afternoon the harbour master reported that the motor fishing boat Silver Cloud, of Gourdon, returning from the fishing ground, had been hit by a big sea and her engine had failed. A...
Feature Keeping It Covered
The RNLI has a commitment to the UK and Irish governments to provide a lifeboat service for both countries - that means covering a massive 8,850 miles of coastline up to 50 miles out to sea. In order to provide this search and rescue cover,...
Category: Articles
H.M.S. Fossbeck
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - WALMER, KENT. A leading seaman on H.M.S. Fossbeck had his skull fractured when a bucket of ashes fell on him, and at six in the morning the motor life-boat Langham, on temporary duty at the station, was launched, with a...
Poole:
Poole: Poole Yacht Club in Hamworthy was where, on Wednesday May 8, 1985, the naming and service of dedication took place for the station's new 20ft Boston Whaler Outrage lifeboat, the only boat of this type in the RN LI fleet. She was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Golden Rule
At 6.30 P.M.
on the 25th March a small motor fishing-boat named the Golden Rule was seen to be in danger in the heavy sea, and unable to make the harbour owing to the low tide. It was, there- fore, considered advisable...
William Thompson
During a moderate E.S.E. gale on the 1st January signals of distress were observed at 9.30 A.M. on a schooner lying at anchor in Rosslare Bay. The crew of the Life-boat Tom and Jennie were assembled, and in a heavy sea the boat proceeded to...
In the Office and An Opportunity for Some Forward Planning With Philip Crafer (R) Honorary Secretary North West Bournemouth Branch and Ados Gifford Hosting
In the office, and an opportunity for some forward planning with Philip Crafer (r.), honorary secretary, North West Bournemouth branch, and ADOS Gifford Hosting …. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs