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Staronia

Date: December 1966

Volume: 39

Issue: 418

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire - At 1.42 a.m. on 2nd August, 1966, a vessel was reported ashore off Cairnbulg point.

There was a slight sea. It was high water.

The life-boat The Duchess of Kent proceeded at...

Beaulieu Boat Jumble

Date: Spring 1985

Volume: 49

Issue: 492

Beaulieu Boat Jumble must surely be the biggest jumble sale of nautical goods in the country, if not the world! The 1985 jumble, held in March, raised £2,000 for Lymington branch made up as follows: £1,013 from jumble sales,... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

President's Visit:

Date: Summer 1985

Volume: 49

Issue: 493

President's visit: The Duke of Kent with Coxswain Peter Bougourd aboard St Peter Port, Guernsey, lifeboat during a visit to the island in July. The RNLI's President met members of the lifeboat community and also the chairman and... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Hamilton Guild Lanarkshire

Date: Summer 1985

Volume: 49

Issue: 493

A beautiful setting and perfect weather ensured that an evening of wine, open sandwiches, fashion and music, organised by Hamilton guild, Lanarkshire, was a huge success, raising £1,400. The event was held in the garden of Mrs Kay... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Grazia

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

NOV. 19TH. - MARGATE, KENT. The coastguard had reported a vessel sinking by enemy action about seven miles north-east of Margate. A strong north-west wind was blowing with a rough sea. The life-boat arrived at the position given but found...

Racing Dinghies (1)

Date: Autumn 2005

Volume: 60

Issue: 574

Five lifeboats rescue racing dinghies Lifeboats from Hartlepool.Teesmouth and Redcar launched to help 30 dinghies that capsized in gale-force winds on 28 August. The dinghies, competing in a 100-strong race in Hartlepool Bay, were caught out...

Lewis Drops In

Date: Autumn 1999

Volume: 57

Issue: 550

Lewis drops in Actor Kevin Whately, known to many as Inspector Lewis of television's Inspector Morse, took time out of his busy schedule to open the Seahouses lifeboat fete on August 30.

Kevin, together with his actress... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

March Sod

Date: Spring 2001

Volume: 58

Issue: 556

Three saved as trawler is destroyedThe coastline west of Port Oriel, on the east coast of Ireland, is extremely wild, with treacherous rocks to catch out the unwary sailor. So when the Clogher Head lifeboat was called out to a fishing...

Luke’s book

Date: Summer 2009

Volume: 61

Issue: 588

Lifeboat Luke and his colourful friends have been entertaining children around Ireland with their daily adventures on RTÉ’s Den tots.

Now the group, who keep the seas safe around the magical town of Donaghadoo, are...

Category: Articles

Accounts of Services by Life-boats (4)

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

Launches 18. Lives rescued 30.

MAY 3RD. - CROMARTY. At 3 P.M. a message was received from the Seaforth Highlanders Depot at Fort George that the ferry boat Tim, running from Fort George to Chanory, with the depot band of...

Category: Services