LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Civil Joyce, Hellier, Blue Bird and Dorothy
The local fishing cobles Civil Joyce, Hellier, Blue Bird and Dorothy put to sea at 7 A.M. to haul lines which had been shot overnight.
The weather was fair. By 11 A.M. a north gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and...
The Flamborough Life-Boat Friendly Forester Going Out on Exercise In a South East Gale and Snow-Storm on 12Th March 1969
The Flamborough life-boat Friendly Forester going out on exercise in a south east gale and snow-storm on 12th March, 1969.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Some Ways of Raising Money
Mr. C. J. H. Thornhill, of Stanbrook and Thornhill, Holland Street, London, writes: I have kept a life-boat collecting box on my yacht (a smack built in 1894) for a year and during that period, by merely rattling it around the crew at...
Category: Articles
A Winter Sponsored Raft Race on the River Dee Organised By the Aberdeen Branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club Raised £380 for Aberdeen's New Arun Lifeboat Bp Fortie
A winter sponsored raft race on the River Dee organised by the Aberdeen Branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club raised £380 for Aberdeen's new Arun lifeboat BP Forties. The 27 starters were sent on their way by Coxswain Albert Bird, who... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Martell Continues to Help the Rnli By Not Only Supplying Free Brandy for the Survival Kit on Board Every Lifeboat But Also By Donating Us Gallon Bottles of Brandy for Branches to Raffle During the P
Martell continues to help the RNLI by not only supplying free brandy for the survival kit on board every lifeboat, but also by donating US gallon bottles of brandy for branches to raffle.
During the past few months such... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended the 30th June, 1886
YEAR after year the Board of Trade draws public attention to the shipping catas- trophes occurring on our rock-bound shores, as though to remind us that a large proportion of the luxuries and comforts we daily enjoy are obtained at the cost...
Category: Articles
Give it some welly!
Celebrities Dermot O’Leary, Graham Norton and Rachel Allen gave it some welly for our MAYDAY national fundraising event in the Republic of Ireland. Thousands of supporters wore wellies, bought yellow welly keyrings and enjoyed fundraising...
Category: Articles
Classifieds
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Category: Advertisement
The Bar Lightship
During a moderate N.N.E. gale on the night of 30th September, the Bar light-ship broke loose from her moorings and commenced to drift towards the banks. Her position was one of considerable danger, and signals of distress attracted the...
T H 'Harry' Jones Joined Hoylake Lifeboat Crew In 1937 and Was Second Coxswain from 1963 Until 1974 When He Was Appointed Coxswain; He Was Awarded the Bronze Medal In 1979
T. H. 'Harry' Jones joined Hoylake lifeboat crew in 1937 and was second coxswain from 1963 until 1974 when he was appointed coxswain; he was awarded the bronze medal in 1979.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs