LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Central Appeals Committee
Committee EXCELLENT SUPPORT has continued this quarter for the various projects of the Central Appeals Committee. Captain Phelps, master of John Biscoe of the British Antarctic Survey, on arrival at Southampton handed over more than £31...
Category: Committee
Tender Florence
LYTHAM.—While the heavy gale was blowing on the 7th October, the steam tender Florence;, of Preston, was seen to part one of her chains and collide with another steamer, damaging both vessels.
The sea being very high, at...
Christopher Hansteen
The same Life-boat proceeded out of harbour at daybreak on the 1st March, and rescued the crew of the Norwegian brig Christopher Hansteen, which vessel, while on a voyage from Norway to Leith, was thrown on her beam-ends. The crew took to...
Fishermen Return Rewards.
Five fishermen of Silloth, Cumberland, as they came back from their fishing, saw an aeroplane crash in the sea, went to its help, and rescued the airmen.
The Institution sent them rewards, but they returned them, saying:...
Category: Articles
British Sub-Aqua Club
These men are about to undertake an eight mile underwater snorkel swim along the Tees between Yarm Bridge and the river road, Stockton. They are (I to r) Ian Turner, Bob Dodds, Richard Linton and Derek Saunders.
Of the 50... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Jim Mead,
May 1997 Jim Mead, president of Molesey branch from 1990 until his death. He was secretary and founder member of the branch from 1976 until 1986 and chairman from 1986. He was awarded the silver badge..
Category: Obituaries
Colours Paraded
Colours paraded Kilkeel lifeboat crew member Earnest McKee, escorted by fellow crew members Geoffrey Annett and John Fisher, carried the colours of the RNLI at the National Service for Seafarers at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 20... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Sailing Yacht
YACHT GUIDED TO HARBOUR IN POOR VISIBILITY Margate, Kent. At 9.23 on the evening of the 3rd August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Whitstable harbour master had reported that a small yacht had capsized a...
Pansy
Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 6.15 on the evening of the 15th of January, 1953.
it was reported that the local motor boat Pansy, with a crew of two, had broken down and was drifting off Noss Head, and at 6.40 the life-boat City...
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1985 the RNLI's lifeboats launched 3,832 times (an average of ten times each day) and saved 1,637 lives (an average of over 4 people rescued each day).
Over 46 per cent of all services carried out...
Category: Articles