LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A YEAR's ADOPTION
When an IRB boat was displayed at Worple Road Infants' School, Isleworth, Micclesex, coupled with a talk on the life-boat service, the R.N.L.I. received letters of appreciation from some of the pupils. The letters were accompanied by...
Category: Donations
Few of Scarborough's Visitors
Few of Scarborough's summer visitors realise the extent of the lifeboat slipway, much of which is now buried by the rising level of the sand. Recent investigations showed it to be in remarkably good condition.
The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Christmas Fayre
In November 1997, the Thurso branch again held their Christmas fayre in the Royal Hotel. The special guest of the event was Mr Santa Clause who arrived by car due to the lack of snow but did manage to bring his bag of goodies which went down... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fifty Medals for Gallantry (12)
On the 5th December, 1939, the Broughty Ferry life-boat rescued the crew of nine of the steam trawler Quixotic, of Aberdeen.
COXSWAIN JAMES COULL was awarded the silver medal.
SECOND COXSWAIN GEORGE B....
Category: Articles
People and Places
Winning hunch The winner of the RNLI's 44th national lottery has the Hunchback of Notre Dame to thank for drawing her ticket! Micky O'Donoughue was playing the role in the New Vic Company's comedy version of 'The Hunchback of...
Category: Articles
Certain Members of Crews Are Also Trained to Carry Out Rescue Work As Swimmers and Special Wet Suit Swimming Equipment Has Recently Been Developed'
'Certain members of crews are also trained to carry out rescue work as swimmers, and special wet suit swimming equipment has recently been developed.'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Air Bags Which When Inflated Will Initiate Righting Are Fitted to Atlantic 21 Ilbs (Right Above) and to Watson and Barnett Lifeboats (Right)
Air bags which, when inflated, will initiate righting are fitted to Atlantic 21 ILBs (right above), and to Watson and Barnett lifeboats (right). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Vessel
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumber- land. At 9.20 on the morning of the 20th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel had reported that she was making water fast and needed help. No precise details...
Shanty Competition
The R.N.L.I. is looking for talent for a lifeboatmen's shanty competition. The idea is for one song, essentially about the sea, to be composed and sung by a group of five life-boatmen serving or retired. Groups of life-boatmen wishing to...
Category: Articles
Fishing Vessels (1)
RETURNED SAFELY At i p.m. on I3th March, 1964, the lifeboat coxswain informed the honorary secretary that three local fishing vessels were at sea in deteriorating weather. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 1.12 in a...