LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Coming to our AGM and annual awards?
The RNLI AGM and annual presentation of awards will take place at The Barbican, London on 22 May 2014. Details of the AGM will be mailed to Governors of the RNLI, and more details of the AGM and the afternoon awards will feature in the next...
Category: Articles
Red Flares and a Lifeboat Alert Interrupted the Wedding Reception of Nick White
Red flares and a lifeboat alert interrupted the wedding reception of Nick White, a crew member of Weston-super-Mare lifeboat, and Alison Lyall on June 2. Nick's best man, brother Tim, and most of the lifeboat crew were among the guests... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To THOMAS BENN, on his retirement, after serving for 26 1/2 years as Coxswain, 21 /2 years as Second Coxswain, and previously 3 1/2 years as Bowman of the Maryport Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a...
Category: Awards
People and Places
C ratty Draw Members of the Craft Club drew the winning tickets of the RNLI's 57th National Lottery at Headquarters on 30 April.
The Club ('Can't Remember A Flipping Thing') was founded by Jim Marsham and...
Category: Articles
Posing for the Camera Are the 45 New Members of Storm Force
Posing for the camera are the 45 new members of Storm Force, all pupils at St Patrick's Primary School, Troon, Scotland. They are pictured with the coxswain of the local lifeboat, Ian Johnson (back row, left), the second coxswain Tom... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Services In December, January and February
During December, 19-17, life-boats went out on service 44 times and rescued 24 lives.
NO PETROL Hartlepool, Co. Durham. — At nine o'clock on the night of the 2nd of December, 1947, the coastguard telephoned that a small...
Category: Services
Coming to our AGM and annual awards?
The RNLI AGM and annual presentation of awards will take place at The Barbican, London, on 21 May 2015. Details of the AGM will be mailed to Governor members of the RNLI, and more details about both events will feature in the next edition of...
Category: Articles
Naming Ceremonies: Amble Dunmore East and Walmer
TWIN NAMING CEREMONIES at Opposite ends of England took place at 3 o'clock on Saturday, September 6, 1975. At the same time as, in Northumberland, the new Amble lifeboat was being named Harold Salvesen by Mrs H. K. Salvesen, widow of the...
Category: Inaugurations
Jenny Rose
Selsey, Sussex. At 6 p.m. on 8th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a white flashing light had been observed a half a mile south of Chichester Harbour. A R.A.F.
helicopter from No. 22...
Venscapen and Fox
ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.—On the 20th November, whilst one of the most violent storms that has visited this coast for many years past was raging, the hull of a vessel was seen off Aldeburgh at about 6.30 A.M.
she appeared to be...