LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sailing Craft
Poole, Dorset. At approximately 7.45 p.m. on 28th July, 1965, the Instructor Petty Officer, Parkstone Sea Cadets, reported to the honorary secretary that a sailing craft with four cadets on board was in difficulties a quarter of a mile south...
Alan Bowers
MARCH 1991 Alan Bowers, administrative officer at Port Erin lifeboat station from 1987 to February 1991 and deputy launching authority from 1971 to 1988. Mr Bowers was also chairman of the station from 1982 to 1987 and awarded a silver badge...
Category: Obituaries
The Relief Arun Class Duke of Atholl
The relief Arun class Duke of Atholl was at Howth when Vision ran aground. The last of the Arun class to be built she is pictured here on an earlier occasion - with much more sea room and in far better conditions.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, president of the RNLI, pictured at the helm of Tynemouth's 52ft Arun class lifeboat George and Olive Turner during a tour of the north-east last November, photograph by courtesy of the Newcastle... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Latest Material to Be Assessed By the Rnli Is Frc (Fibre Reinforced Composite)
The latest material to be assessed by the RNLI is FRC (fibre reinforced composite). Light weight and good abrasion resistance is claimed for the new material and tests with a prototype Mersey (seen above at Newhaven on trials) have been... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Mayor of Dunstable
The Mayor of Dunstable was the guest of honour at the Dunstable branch pie, punch and carols event. The Toddington Band (pictured above) gave their time free of charge and the committee members made the pies and the punch. A most enjoyable... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Tyne (Right) and Mersey
self-righting calculations. This is one reason why the Arun and FAB 3 (left) have a proportionally greater superstructure volume than the smaller classes of lifeboat such as the Tyne (right) and Mersey - whose deck is low enough to recover... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (69)
APRIL 29TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A Hurricane fighter aeroplane had crashed at the mouth of the Hanford Water, but when she was found she was almost submerged and the pilot was dead. - Rewards, £4 6s..
Avra
JANUARY 31ST. - SALCOMBE, AND TORBAY, DEVON. The Greek steamer Avra, of Andros, had gone ashore at Yealm River, but she was able to refloat, and although badly damaged, managed to reach Plymouth - Rewards : Salcombe, £7 17s. ; Torbay,...
An Aeroplane (82)
AUGUST 11TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA (AT BRIGHTLINGSEA*), ESSEX. Information had been received that an airman was in the sea, and the life-boat, working from Brightlingsea as a war measure, put out, but she found nothing, - Rewards, £6 3s....