LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Surf Boat Taking Part In the Australian Surf Championship Carnival at Merewether Beach, New South Wales.
A surf boat taking part in the Australian Surf Championship Carnival at Merewether Beach, New South Wales.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Swallow
CABIN CRUISER SAVED At 11.5 p.m. on nth September, 1965, the coastguard reported that he had seen a cabin cruiser run ashore, but that she had refloated. She went ashore for a second time a little later and burnt a red flare, so at 11.20 the...
The "George Hounsfield" To-Day
She was a self-righting Life-boat, 40 feet by 10 feet; served from 1870 to 1890 and rescued 99 lives.
She now lies on the beach at Aldeburgh, where she is used as a store. In frcnt of her are Tom Cable and John Pead, the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Launches
Station-by-station lifeboat launches for June and July 1997 Aberdeen. Grampian Arun: Jun 13 and Jul 8 D Class: Jul 8 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Jun 8, 29 and Jul 24 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Jun 1 (three times), 8, 16, 19,22,29.30,...
Category: Services
A HAT-TRICK RESCUE
Struggling in the cold, dark sea, three football fans wondered if it was game over
After a night out in Barmouth watching Wales play in a televised football match on 6 July 2016, three sailors rowed a small dinghy...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 6th January, 1887.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious Meeting. Also read those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck...
Category: Committee
Annual Report
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Willis's Booms, King Street, St. James's Square, on Tuesday, 13th day of March, 1883, His Grace THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O., D.C.L., President of...
Category: Annual Reports
October
Launches 45 Lives rescued 66 OCTOBER 4TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
On the night of the 3rd of October, HMS. Cam, with a crew of twenty-two, was being towed to West Hartlepool for repairs, by the American deep sea tug W.S.A.2....
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services
Four saved from MFV among rocks in hurricane-force gustsCoxswain David Chant of the St Davids lifeboat, Dyfed, has been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal for bravery following the rescue of four fishermen in severe gales on 26...
Category: Services
Spreety
Lifeboat and ILB AT 0813 ON WEDNESDAY August 17, 1977, HM Coastguard Aldeburgh requested the launch of Aldeburgh lifeboat to a yacht firing red flares about half a mile east of the lookout. Because of the difficulties of launching at low...