LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Padstow Naming Ceremony
H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, deputising for his mother, the late Princes Marina, Duchess of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., named the new Padstow life-boat James and Catherine Macfarlane, a 48-foot 6-inch Oakley, on 19th July,...
Category: Inaugurations
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Category: Advertisement
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to the following, on their retire- ment : SAMUEL THOMAS, 4f years coxswain, and 14£ years second...
Category: Awards
Emmiman
Anstruther, Fifeshire.—At 12.55 early on the morning of the 14th of Septem- ber, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht had fired rockets in Largo Bay. At 1.30 the life-boatJames and Ruby Jackson was launched.
The...
(Right) Hrh Princess Michael of Kent Receives a Bouquet from Arabella Romilly at the Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball Last November It Is the First Time Prince and Princes
(Right) HRH Princess Michael of Kent receives a bouquet from Arabella Romilly at the Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball last November. It is the first time Prince and Princess Michael of Kent have attended the ball, which is held at the Dorchester... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On the ropes
A kitesurfer, tangled in his lines, was drifting out to sea. He was dangerously close to jagged rocks and was about to take desperate measures
For Tom Davies from Bristol, it was the first time he’d kitesurfed on his own...
Category: Articles
May
Launches 22. Lives rescued 17.
MAY 4TH.. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. Early in the morning , information was received from the coastguard that signals had been seen seven to eight miles N.N.W. of Kinnaird Head, and at...
Category: Services
Star
" At 2 A.M. on the 23rd October, the Lifeboat proceeded to the assistance of a schooner; bnt her services were not called into requisition. The boat regained her station at six o'clock, and had only been moored forty minutes when...
The Converted Ship's Boat Dorothy
Swanage, Dorset.—At 5.50 on the afternoon of the 23rd of May, 1954, the St. Aldhelm's Head coastguard rang up to say that a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties about two miles east of the Head. At six o'clock the life- boat R....
Solent Shirl
Swanage, Dorset.—At 6.36 on the evening of the 4th of June, 1957, the St. Albans Head coastguard telephoned that a yacht appeared to be drifting two miles south of Anvil lighthouse.
At 6.55 the life-boat R.L.P. was launched...