LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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RNLI News What's happening in and around the Institution Lifeboat Services Including Bronze medal and Vellum services In Conference Edward Wake-Walker at the 16th International Lifeboat Conference in Oslo Naming Ceremonies New...
Category: Committee
Grave Omission:
Grave omission: when he died in 1904 Henry Freeman, coxswain of Whitby lifeboat who had helped save over 300 lives was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave. Four boys from Whitby School considered it was high lime the town honoured one... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Yacht
All in a season's work RNLI Divisional Inspector Colin Williams gives a round up of all things operational this Spring in the island of Ireland Our crews experience everything that the Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean can muster, as...
An R.A.F. Mosquito Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 14TH. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE.
At 11.9 in the morning the Rhyl coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea about a mile north of the coastguard look-out. The weather was fine, with only a light wind and...
Sybilla, of Castlebay
AUGUST 2ND. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. About five in the evening information was received from the coastguard that a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties off Greanhead. A south-east wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor...
Statistics to believe in
As the Lifeboat went to print, RNLI rescue data for 2008 were announced.
Every one of the charity’s lifeboat stations and lifeguard units routinely reports its operational activities to Headquarters, where the Service...
Category: Articles
Maggie Noble, of Fraserburgh
FEBRUARY 9TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.
About 3.15 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat had gone aground on the bar on the north side of Girvan harbour. A fresh south-south-west wind was blowing, with a...
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MAY 13TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
At 3.40 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a small vessel was in distress off the South Stack. A squally south-west wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat A.E.D...
Foam
JUNE 30TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. At 9.22 at night a message was received from Fairlight coastguard that a small boat, off Hastings pier, appeared to be in need of help. A few minutes later the boat had gone ashore by Castle Rocks. The tide was...
An Aeroplane and A Fishing Boat
JULY 27TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 4.6 in the afternoon the Selsey coastguard reported an aeroplane down in the sea a mile south of Bognor. There was a light northwest breeze and the sea was smooth. At 4.25 the motor life-boat Canadian Pacific...