LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
And Farewell
. . . and farewell to the 35ft 6in Liverpool class lifeboat, a class which has served the RNLI, both as a pulling and sailing lifeboat and then as a motor lifeboat, since the mid 1800s. Grace Darling (below), built in 1954, the last of her... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hands Up!
Hands up! The Western Pioneers Show Team, a group of disabled and able-bodied people from West Wickhurn, 'held up' customers in aid of the RNLl. During a countrywide promotion each Texaco garage adopted a local charitv for three davs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
And They'Re Off!
And they're off! These happy toddlers look part in a race at a fun day organised at Endcliffe Park in aid of the City of Sheffield lifeboat appeal. Crowds of more than 5,000 turned up to see, among other things, a junior fancy dress... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Good Show
The RNLI's presence at the 1998 London International Boat Show once again proved to be a great success. Financial income, including sales items, membership recruitment and donations, was up 13% on last year's total - £10,000 was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Mustang Aeroplane (1)
OCTOBER 18TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
At 2.15 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a Mustang aeroplane had fallen into the sea about a mile from Chapel St. Leonards in a south-easterly direction. A...
An Aeroplane (15)
MAY 31ST. - CLOVELLY, DEVON. About 1.30 in the afternoon a message was received from the Hartland Point coastguard that an aeroplane had dived into the sea three miles north of Sharp Nose Point. A moderate gale was blowing, with a rough sea....
H.M. Minesweeper 1172
OCTOBER 19TH. - ABERDEEN. At 8.20 at night information was received from the coastguard that H.M. Minesweeper 1172 was disabled three miles east-south-east of Gregness and in need of help. The harbour tug was not available, and at 9.5 the No...
Three Brothers, of Sunderland
DECEMBER 29TH. - SEAHAM, DURHAM.
About three in the afternoon a motor fishing coble was seen to be in distress to the southeast of Seaham, and at 3.43 the motor life-boat Elizabeth Wills Allen was launched, in a moderate...
Memorable holiday
4A family’s holiday took an unfortunate turn on 25 August when their cruiser ran aground, injuring two of the seven onboard. Lough Derg’s B class lifeboat Vera Skilton was launched into force 5 winds gusting to force 7. Two RNLI crew members...
Category: Articles
Doggy paddle
19 July: Blackpool, Lancashire When a dog got into difficulty near Blackpool’s North Pier, the lifeboat crew launched in their D class and brought the pet to safety, much to the gratitude of its owner. As well as...
Category: Articles