LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Defiant
Peterhead, Aberdeenshlre.—At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 4th of November, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that six boys in a rowing boat off the North Head had only two oars between them and were in difficulties in the tide and heavy swell,...
Almondine
The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 3.5 A.M.
on the 13th December, 1937, the watchman at the life-boat station reported that a vessel had run aground on the Trinity Sands. She appeared to be in no immediate danger, and the tide was...
Ifiena
MAY 23RD. - TROON, AYRSHIRE. At 8 P.M. the Portpatrick coastguard reported a vessel ashore south of Ayr Harbour, and the motor life-boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow was launched at 8.45 P.M. A strong N.W. breeze was blowing, with a very...
Life-Boat Christmas Card and Calendar
THIS year there will again be a Christmas card and pocket calendar for sale.
The card is of eight pages with the Institution's crest embossed on the outside. Inside are Christmas greetings and the above picture of a...
Category: Advertisement
Dr. Leonard Gow, LL.D., D.L., Glasgow
No one has given more notable, generous and successful help to the life-boat service in Scotland than Dr.
Leonard Gow, LL.D., D.L., of Glasgow, who died on llth March, at the age of seventy-seven. Dr. Gow was the hon- orary...
Category: Obituaries
Central Appeals (From Page 102)
Central Appeals (from page 102) being December 31, 1974. In this way it is hoped to raise enough money to have a lifeboat 'owned' by the knitters.
A circular is available on the knit-in.
For those...
Category: Committee
Brightening Village Life
IT has long been the basis of the Institution's appeal for support that there is not a man or woman in these islands—dependent as they are on overseas trade for their prosperity— who does not directly or indirectly benefit by the...
Category: Articles
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At 2005 information was received that Scarborough lifeboat was launching to investigate red flares sighted by Flamborough Coastguard and at 2240 Filey lifeboat was requested by Tees Coastguard to launch to join Whitby and Scarborough...
U.B. Prince
Injured seaman rescued Eastbourne lifeboat was alerted on 3 March 2000 when a boat worker, aboard a cargo vessel bound for Equador, was forced to head inland for emergency surgery in a bid to save his fingers.
The Polish...
Scottish Divisional and Regional Staff
The new combined Scotland divisional base and regional office was officially opened on 7 March 2002 by HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI. The move was planned some two years ago when it was realised that both the existing premises... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs