LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wear Star
Sunderland, Co. Durham - At 11.56 a.m. on 10th March, 1968, it was learnt that the coble Wear Star was in difficulties south east of the South Outlet. The life-boat William Myers and Sarah Jane Myers was launched at 12.15 in a strong...
Enterprise
SPEED BOAT TOWED At 5.3 p.m. on 6th June, 1964, the coastguard told the mechanic that a speedboat had been seen about to strike the rocks off Hoe bathing pool. At 5.18 the life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse left in a near...
Fishing Cobles (1)
IN SOUTHERLY GALE At 12.45 P-ni. on yth December, 1964, the coxswain decided to launch the lifeboat Friendly Forester as several local fishing cobles were at sea in deteriorating weather. The life-boat put out in a southerly gale and a rough...
Daniel Norman
Daniel Norman was accorded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the rescue of a girl swept into the sea off Watchet on September 12, 1981; the service was reported in the spring 1982 issue of THE LIFEBOAT. After the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Foresters Friendly to RNLI history
Foresters Friendly Society, which has an enduring relationship with the RNLI, is sponsoring the RNLI Heritage Trust through 2011.
The sponsorship coincides with the RNLI being chosen by the Society’s High Chief Ranger,...
Category: Articles
Membership News
1992 and all that Thanks to your generous support, and that of all our other members, 1992 proved the most successful year yet for the RNLI membership scheme.
More than £3m was raised from your Shoreline and Governor...
Category: Articles
Contents
Contents Volume XLIX Number 493 Chairman: THE DUKE OF ATHOLL Director and Secretary: REAR ADMIRAL W J GRAHAM CB MNI Editor: EDWARD WAKE-WALKER Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ...
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Arab
At about 3 A.M. on the 20th of October large flares were seen in the direction of the Middle Cross Sand.and guns androekets were fired by the Cockle and St. Nicholas lightships. The Caister No. 1 Life-boat Offaent Garden was launched, and...
Fishing Cobles (2)
HOLY ISLAND.—The No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at about 11 A.M. on the 22ad February, the Kev.W. W. F. Keeling, Vicar of Holy Island, and Honorary Secretary of the Institution's branch, taking charge of the boat in the...
Fishing Boats and a Smack
On the llth November, while a moderate breeze was blowing from the E., some Scotch fishing-boats and a smack were seen to run aground on the Barber Sand, on which a heavy sea was breaking. The Life-boat Beauchamp put off at 6 P.M., sailed to...