LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Maris Stella
NOVEMBER 1 0TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 3.28P.M. the Kinnaird Head coastguard reported that a small motor boat had broken down off the Beacon, and the motor life-boat John and Charles Kennedy was launched at 4.12 P.M., A fresh N.W....
Flora Dora
JUNE 30TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE At 5.35P.M. a message was received from the Wick coastguard that an auxiliary fishing boat was in distress six miles E.N.E. of Dunnet Head. The wind was light and variable and the sea smooth. At 5.45 P.M....
An Aeroplane (144)
OCTOBER 29TH. - THE HUMBER YORKSHIRE. At about 6 A.M. news was received from the signal station that a British aeroplane had crashed off North Somercoats. A southerly breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat City...
A Ship’s Raft
AUGUST 18TH. - PORT ASKAIG , ARGYLLSHIRE. During the morning a ship’s raft was seen being swept down the Sound of Islay. A moderate northerly breeze was blowing with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Duke of Connaught, on temporary duty at...
Radio-Telephony In Life-Boats
AN article by my predecessor on the use of wireless in life-boats appeared in the number of this journal for December, 1937. It was then eleven years since the Institution had begun its experiments with wireless by installing a...
Category: Articles
Nina and An Mordros, and Optimist
Busy afternoon for Amble Amble's Waveney class Margaret Graham had a busy afternoon on 14 August, attending three calls in three hours.
She was first launched at 1207 to the fishing boat Nina with ten anglers aboard.<...
Some Ways of Raising Money
The Province of Northern Ireland improved its fund-raising in 1975 by 21 per cent; a sterling achievement in difficult times. The voluntary workers of Belfast raised no less than £11,000.
London flag day, Tuesday March...
Category: Donations
Listings
Listings Miss Betty arrives at Crosshaven Ireland's 42nd lifeboat station opened on 19 October 2002 and her new boat was welcomed to the RNLI fleet. Crosshaven has until now been served by Ballycotton to the east or Courtmacsherry to the...
Category: Articles
A Night Rescue By Torbay
AT 9.20 on the night of the 30th of January, 1952, the Brixham coast- guard saw flashing signals outside Torbay about four miles north-east of Berry Head. They were unread- able, but they seemed to come from a vessel which was making no...
Category: Services
Letters
Lottery—win and share This morning I had numerous bills in the first post and was wondering how to pay them when I opened your letter of July 21 notifying me of my tremendous luck in winning £1,000 in the RNLI national lottery. I thank...
Category: Correspondence