LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Ways of Raising Money
'Just Men' was the title of a long poem written by Mr. Anthony S. Burry, of Wickmead Close, Southend, in honour of the Moelfre life-boat and sold in booklet form by the Moelfre branch on their flag day on 28th August, 1967. The poem,...
Category: Donations
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution—continued
POHTHDINLLAEN, NORTH WALES. At ,' 11 o'clock on the night of the 6th Sept., j 1884, the coxswain of the Life-boat, took up his station at the watch-house, j so as to be in readiness should the ser-vices of the boat be required, as...
Category: Services
Leslie French Seen Here (l) With Mrs Charles Hunting Simpson Chairman of Fulmer and Iver Branch Gave a Presentation of Excerpts from Shakespeare at Eton College O
Leslie French, seen here (/.) with Mrs Charles Hunting Simpson, chairman of Fulmer and Iver branch, gave a presentation of excerpts from Shakespeare at Eton College on Sunday, January 18. £.400 was raised for the RNLI.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sophia and Bonny Loch Ryan
GIRVAN.— On the 1st February a very heavy sea was running outside the bar, and as the gale was freshening, the crew of the Life-boat were summoned, two of the fishing-boats, the Sophia and the Bonny Loch Ryan, not having returned from the...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 5th May, 1864. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
Category: Committee
The Cross Sands Lightvessel
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 1.29 a.m. on 14th April, 1968, the honorary secretary learnt that there was a sick man on board the Cross Sands lightvessel. The lifeboat Khami with a doctor on board slipped her moorings at 2 o'...
To Overcome the Problem of Lifesaving In Shallow Coastal Waters Germany's Lifeboat Arwed Emminghaus Can Launch a Smaller Daughter Boat from Her After Deck
To overcome the problem of lifesaving in shallow coastal waters, Germany's lifeboat Arwed Emminghaus can launch a smaller daughter boat from her after deck.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
June 23: Stornoway Crew With Borrowed Inflatable Dinghy Ferry Three Men Stranded for 36 Hours from Cliff Foot to Lifeboat Photograph By Courtesy of 'Hebridean News Agency'
June 23: Stornoway crew, with borrowed inflatable dinghy, ferry three men, stranded for 36 hours, from cliff foot to lifeboat. photograph by courtesy of 'Hebridean News Agency'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Retirement of Commander T. Holmes, R.N.
IT is with great regret that we have to announce the retirement, under the age limit, of Commander Thomas Holmes, R.N., the Chief Inspector of Life-boats, on completing twenty-seven years' service, and we feel sure that our regret will...
Category: Articles
Summary of Accounts for 1979
A VISUAL REPRESENTATION Full accounts are available from Poole headquarters and a detailed report of the annual general meeting held on May 22 at the Royal Festival Hall, London, will be published in the autumn issue O/THE LIFEBOAT.
Category: Accounts