LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Margaret
Broughty Ferry, Angus. At 12.14 early on the morning of the 6th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was making distress signals in the River Tay, two miles west of the railway bridge. At 12.38...
A Dinghy
Plymouth, Devon. At 1.45 early on the morning of the 13th of July, 1960, the coastguard told the coxswain thata dinghy with two naval ratings return- ing to their ship was missing. The life- boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse put out at...
Westwind
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 5.5 a.m. on isth May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had broken down north of Little Orme's Head, but no immediate assistance was required as she was anchored. At...
Fame
Margate, Kent - At 8.33 a.m. on 27th April, 1969, the coastguard stated that a report had been received from the m.v. Australia Star that a yacht was flying distress signals near the Mid Shingles buoy. The life-boat crew were requested to...
All In a Good Causeway
Dedicated lifeboat supporter Eileen Whittingham from Solihull raised more than £1,100 for the RNLI when she walked the length of the causeway to Corbiere Lighthouse on Jersey.
What made the walk so special is that... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mary-Brigitte (1)
Valentia, and Fenit, Co. Kerry. At 12.55 early on the morning of the 7th of February, 1959, the coxswain of the Valentia life-boat was informed that the French trawler Mary-Brigitte of Concarneau was sinking three miles south of the...
Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday, the 10th day of April, 1856, THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., Deputy-Chairman of the Institution, and Chairman of Lloyd's Register...
Category: Annual Reports
Silver Line
Coble escort FLAMBOROUGH COASTGUARD told the honorary secretary of Flamborough lifeboat station at 1030 on Friday January 16 that the fishing coble Silver Line was hauling her lines north of Flamborough Head in heavy snow with a heavy...
Noble Example
AT the Annual Meeting of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION in March last, Admiral Sir GEO. F. SEYMOUR, K.C.B., some time since Commander-in-Chief of H.M.'s Squadron on the North American Station, read the following interesting...
Category: Correspondence
International Boat Show
AS THE CLIMAX of 'The Year of the Lifeboat', the RNLI will be playing a prominent part in the 1975 International Boat Show at Earls Court from January 1 to 11. The very first thing visitors approaching the exhibition from Warwick...
Category: Articles