LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Aeroplanes (1)
NOVEMBER 7TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX.
Two aeroplanes were reported to have fallen into the sea, during an air battle ten miles south of Selsey Bill, but it was found that theyhad reached their base safely and the lifeboat was...
Offshore Winners
On a recent wet and windy day, the sun briefly shone on prizewinners. Colin and Daisy Coulson and their son Michael, as Steve Lang of Avon Inflatables and Sharon New of the RNLI presented them with their new Avon RIB, engine and trailer..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Above: Whitby's Restored Pulling and Sailing Lifeboat, Robert & Ellen Robson,
Above: Whitby's restored pulling and sailing lifeboat, Robert & Ellen Robson, is launched from an original carnage for the first time in over 40 years to great applause from the large gathered crowd.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Bottom Left: Lights, Camera, Action!
Bottom left: Lights, camera, action! - shooting a scene for the dive safety video in the crew's local. - View image in PDF
Martin is just out of shot acting as boom mike operator.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Starting Young!
The youngest-ever 'lifeboat namer' swung into action at Craster on 20 March when two-and-ahalf-year-old Adam Bagley dispensed some champagne to formally christen the station's new D class lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Solva Mystery Solved
This photograph, of what was obviously at one time an RNLI station, was taken by me last year at the little port of Solva in Pembrokeshire.
Would any readers know the history of this station? Mr PA Hindley Llanyblodwel... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Stirling Bombing Aeroplane
MARCH 9TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. A Stirling bombing aeroplane had crashed in the sea near Lade. The life-boat found her and searched her, but there was no one on board. She then searched for her dinghy, but could not find it. - Rewards,...
An Aeroplane (1)
JANUARY 5TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down, but within a few minutes of launching the life-boat was recalled by the coastguard.
- Rewards, £5 14s..
A Trinity House Vessel
JANUARY 8TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A Trinity House vessel was blown up by a mine, but sixteen of her crew were lost and eighteen were picked up by a patrol drifter. A search of the wreckage by the life-boat was without result. -...
None (5)
JANUARY 25TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A boat with men aboard had been reported, and the life-boat went out to investigate, but found that the “boat and men” were a damaged raft with pieces of wood sticking up from it.
- Rewards...