LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A British Anson Aeroplane (1)
NOVEMBER 6TH. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE, AND BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE. A British Anson aeroplane had crashed into the sea and both life-boats were launched. The Aberystwyth boat put out without waiting for the secondcoxswain and assistant...
SURFER TRAPPED IN RIP
BANTHAM | 4 MAY
Lifeguards at Bantham, Devon, were among the first to start their patrols this year, and they were called into action on 4 May when a surfer was caught in a rip current. Two lifeguards...
Category: Articles
Ocean Harvest
JULY 13TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 2.25 P.M. a message was received from the Rattray Head coastguard, through the Peterhead coastguard, stating that a steam drifter was ashore at Rattray Head. A light E.N.E. breeze...
Fond farewell to volunteering trio
Having given almost two-thirds of a century to the RNLI between them, three Scottish volunteers are retiring this year. After clocking up 14 years (and 6,625 nautical miles), Peter ‘Ped’ McKinnon is retiring from his role as full-time...
Category: Articles
A Vessel (12)
MARCH 12TH. - ARBROATH, MONTROSE, ANGUS, AND ABERDEEN. On the afternoon of the 12th information was received at Arbroath and Montrose that an unknown vessel was in distress about twenty miles eastward of Arbroath.. A later message reported...
Miss Alice Johnston
Miss Alice Johnston, who lives in Sussex, it can now be disclosed, gave £25,000 towards the cost of the 52-foot prototype Arun class life-boat which was depicted on page 109 of the July Journal. On 7th July Miss Johnston, who is 83, was...
Category: Donations
(Below) City of Bradford Iv Humberts New 54' Arun Lifeboat Was Named By Councillor T E Hall Lord Mayor of Bradford In 1974-75 With Him Were His Grand-Daught
photograph by courtesy of Jeff Morris (Below) City of Bradford IV, Humberts new 54' Arun lifeboat, was named by Councillor T. E. Hall, Lord Mayor of Bradford in 1974-75. With him were his grand-daughter and (I.) the Duke of At ho II who... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Emlyn Hughes
Emlyn Hughes, the former England football captain, while visiting his home town of Barrow-in-Furness, toppled a pile of pennies which had been growing on the bar of Roa Island Hotel. Barrow businessmen Peter Jackson and Mike McKenzie doubled... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Mary Ruscoe (C) and Mrs Ethel Hampson
Mrs Mary Ruscoe (c) and Mrs Ethel Hampson have between them given 102 years service to Little Hulton, one of the oldest of the ladies' guilds. At a recent dance (which raised £142) a presentation was made by Derek Hallworth, area... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rnlb Foresters Future
RNLB Foresters Future, the 33ft Brede lifeboat stationed at Alderney for 12 months station evaluation trials, was named on July 19 at the RNLI Poole depot quay during Poole Open Days by Mrs Renee Roddie. After a demonstration trip, Mrs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs