LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The child, the engineer and the Wizzer
In October 1973, airmen and their families in the then West Germany pledged to raise funds for a B class lifeboat
Young Allen Stevens was a primary school student at RAF Wildenrath, where his...
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New President of the Swedish Life-Boat Society
Mr. Edvard Lithander, President of the Swedish Society for Saving the Shipwrecked, who was one of the Swedish delegates at the International Life-boat Conference in London in 1924, has been compelled through pressure of business and...
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The Wreck of the Fishing Vessel Gang Warily
The wreck of the fishing vessel Gang Warily pictured from the cliff top two days after incident - when the weather had moderated considerably.
The difficulties of carrying out a rescue in an onshore Force 7 wind with the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Into the Archives
Throughout the RNLI's history the Annual Presentation of Awards has always made national news. Many supporters would have heard of a Medal for Gallantry or a Badge for voluntary work but Barry Cox, RNLI honorary librarian, has been...
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The Launch of the Life-Boat at the Lizard to the S.S. "Bardic."
The Launch of the Life-Boat at The Lizard To The SS " Bardic". - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pride of Erin
Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 10.50 on the night of the 1st of January, 1957, the Kilkeel coastguard telephoned that a small boat, which appeared to be in difficulty about three miles east-south- east of St. John's Point, was burning flares....
Thetis, of London
On the 19th January, at 10 P.M., the schooner Thetis, of London, foundered 5 miles off St. Catherine's Point, on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her crew, 4 in number, took to their boat, and on the fol- lowing morning, between 8...
Opreisingen of Arendal
On the 30th August, 1859, the brig Oprdsingen, of Arendal, ran on the Bonndnis rock, in Cas- tletown Bay. The master and carpenter landed to procure assistance; but the wind and sea increasing rapidly, it was impossible again to reach her in...
Laying the Foundation Stone of the Eastbourne New Life-Boat House
WITH the hearty co-operation of His Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, who is the Mayor of Eastbourne and the Free- holder, and the Corporation of Eastbourne, the lessees, an admirable Bite for a new Life-boat house has recently been pro- vided...
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