LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat Services
West Division Carried off shore LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Fleetwood lifeboat station at 1749 on Friday March 23, 1984, that a board sailor was in trouble a short distance from the shore opposite Rossall Hospital...
Category: Services
The End of Steam. Record of the Six Steam Life-Boats and the "Helen Peele" of Padstow
LAST spring, when the Motor Life-boat Princess Mary was sent to Padstow, the larger of the two Pulling and Sailing Life-boats at that station, and the Steam Tug, Helen Peele, were withdrawn from service, while the smaller Life-boat will,...
Category: Articles
Left: Who Can Resist the Appeal of a Spaniel's Liquid Eyes?
Left: Who can resist the appeal of a Spaniel's liquid eyes? Very few it seems as 'Rusty', aided and abetted by owner Judy Crisp from the depot administration staff, filled a succession of boxes to collect just short of £100!... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
SERVICES: RESCUE IN WORST WEATHER FOR 20 YEARS
WHEN on 20th November, 1971, red flares were sighted in the area of the Wallet Spitway buoy, the Clacton, Essex, life-boat Valentine Wyndham- Quin was launched at 6.17 p.m. The wind was south south west force 5 to 6 with rain...
Category: Services
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
Si. ANDREW'S, N.B. —- The Life-boat placed on this station some years since by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION had done good service from time to time, it having saved 22 lives from different ship- wrecks ; but last year it was found...
Category: Articles
Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, WEDNESDAY APRIL 14 THE TRUE MEASURE OF SUCCESS — 1,038 LIVES SAVED IN 1975 THOSE MARVELLOUSLY UNDER-STATED CITATIONS . . .' Thus Raymond Baxter put into words the feelings of the crowded Royal Festival Hall on the...
Category: Meetings
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ST. AGNES, SCILLT ISLANDS. — The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new Life-boat establishment at Priglis Bay, St. Agnes, it being considered very desirable to place a second Life-boat on the Scilly Islands. The new boat is...
Category: Articles
Ann Pritchard
LLANDDULAS. — On the 19th January, during a S.W. gale, the smack Ann Pritchard, of Carnarvon, was observed with a signal of distress flying, 3 miles from this station. The Life-boat Henry Nixson, No. 2, was accordingly launched, and after an...
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Category: Advertisement
A Great Example of How a Picture Can Paint a Thousand Words
A great example of how a picture can paint a thousand words - Sheringham lifeboatmen share a cup of tea with the rescued crew of the Canadian steamer faglesdiffe Hall. - View image in PDF
Photo; Nfws Chronicle. 30 October 1941. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs