LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
SteamBoat
ARKLOW, IRELAND.—On the 9th November, at 6 A.M., it was reported that the fishing lugger Steamboat, of Arklow, which had proceeded to sea on the previous evening, had been overtaken by a heavy N.N.W. gale, which had sprung up at midnight,...
The Naming of Rnlb Ann Ritchie Oban
ON SATURDAY May 7 a damp, overcast morning overshadowed the preparations at Oban for the naming ceremony of the first 33ft Brede lifeboat to go on station. As the time of the ceremony drew nearer, however, the weather improved and a warm,...
Category: Inaugurations
Henry
On the 13th of March last, the brig Henry, of Montrose, in Low- estoft Roads, parted her cables in a strong E.S.E. gale, and was driven on shore under Pakefield lighthouse. The Pakefield life- boat was speedily launched, and succeeded in...
Portrait of a Coxswain
THE photograph shows Coxswain William Coull, of Girvan, Ayrshire. He was appointed coxswain on 5th May, 1960. Previously, after nearly six months as bowman, he served from September, 1956, as second coxswain. Since he joined the crew in 1956... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Carl Palmby
Carl Palmby, awarded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum together with an inscribed wristwatch, holding a medallion presented to him by the Southern Gas Angling Society of which the man he rescued on February 27, 1981, is a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Finlande
DECEMBER 18TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 7.20 in the evening the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore on the North Head at the harbour entrance. A light south-west wind was blowing, with a ground swell....
Silver Jubilee Postscript from Torbay: on August 5 Torbay Lifeboat the 54' Arun Edward Bridges (Civil Service No 37) Escorted the Royal Barge Bringing Hm The
Silver Jubilee postscript . . . from Torbay: On August 5, Torbay lifeboat the 54' Arun Edward Bridges (Civil Service No. 37), escorted the royal barge bringing HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ashore from MMS... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pwllheli: Lifeboat and Ilb on Exercise With a Helicopter from Raf Valley Which Works Closely With All Knli Stations In the Area Photograph By Courtesy of J Tulloch
Pwllheli: Lifeboat and ILB on exercise with a helicopter from RAF Valley, which works closely with all KNLI stations in the area. photograph by courtesy of J. Tulloch. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain John Dare Plymouth Received His Bronze Medal from the Duke of Kent During the Opening Ceremony of the International Lifeboat Exhibition
Coxswain John Dare, Plymouth, received his bronze medal from the Duke of Kent during the opening ceremony of the International Lifeboat Exhibition.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lieutenant-Commander J a Douglas MBE RN Chief Inspector of HM Coastguard Receiving from the Duke of Kent President of the RNLI the Institution's Gold
Lieutenant-Commander J A Douglas MBE RN Chief Inspector Of HM Coastguard Receiving From The Duke Of Kent President Of The RNLI The Institution's Gold. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs