LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Victory
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 12.10 in the morning of the 12th of November, 1948, information was received that the local motor fishing boat Victory, with two aboard, was five hours overdue, and the motor life-boat Mary Scott, on temporary...
Larkspur
SIX RESCUED FROM CABIN CRUISER IN NEAR GALE The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 28th October, 1962, a message was received from the coastguard that a cabin cruiser appeared to be in difficulties north-west of Port...
Sheila Ann
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - At 7.55 p.m. on 26th April, 1966, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a speedboat had capsized one and a half miles east-south-east of Shoreham harbour entrance. The life-boat Dorothy and Philip...
Mr. Barrie Bennetts
Mr. Barrie Bennetts, who had received the highest award the Institution can make to a voluntary worker, that of appointment as honorary life governor, died on the 26th of July, 1958, at the age of 75. He had been honorary secretary of the...
Category: Obituaries
Gloucester Packet
On the 19th February, the smack Gloucester Packet, of Cardigan, was observed in the roadstead with signals of distress flying. The Sir Edward Perrott life-boat at once put off, and succeeded in bringing safely ashore the vessel's crew of...
Three Times Over
The first box offish sold at the new £325,000 fish market at Brixham, Devon, was put up for auction for the benefit of the Torbay branch. It was sold three times over and netted £23.96..
Category: Donations
Lemons and the Life-Boats.
The Institution has received £5 4s. from two lemons. One was raffled in Birmingham. The other was handed round at a dance in Cheam, to be smelt at a penny a head, and was then auctioned..
Category: Articles
The Large American Ship Britannia
On the 30th December, the large American ship Britannia went ashore at Talybout, four miles from Bar- mouth, the wind blowing a hard gale from S.W. at the time. The Barmouth life-boat proceeded to her, and took off 14 men through a heavy sea...
Four Runners
Last September Gavin Roberts, Morton and Port Eynon crew member, decided to take part in the Swansea 10k race to raise money for the RNLI. He was joined by Brinley Hurford, Norton press officer, Steve Williams and Ian John - all four made... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Gorleston Motor Life-Boat, "John & Mary Meiklam of Gladswood," Returning to Harbour After Saving the S.S. "Fox," of Hull, and Her Crew of Six on 27th November, 1924
The Gorleston Motor Life-Boat "John & Mary Meiklam of Gladswood" Returning To Harbour After Saving The SS "Fox" of Hull and Her Crew of Six On 27Th November 1924. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs