LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Helping Nose
The Poole HQ's lifeboatman entered into the spirit of Comic Relief day on March 10, when staff braved the heights outside the building to add his distinctive red nose.
The replacement statue was positioned at first... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
1. the Audience
The audience is spell bound during the review of the year film. (Send in your snippets of 2006 for consideration for next year's review to Film and Image Manager Eleanor Driscoll at RNLI Headquarters). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Elsmore and Lady Lilford
SKERRIES, Co. DUBLIN. — On the 7th January, the Laura Plait Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of distress, during a strong S.E. gale and heavy sea, and saved the crew of 3 men from the schooner Ehmore, of Runcorn, and 6 men from the...
Hattie B, of Liverpool
On the 10th Feb- ruary the Courtinacsherry Life-boat, the City of Dublin, rendered assistance to the brigantine Hattie B, of Liverpool, which had got disabled in a gale of wind, and been driven on the "Black Tom" Rock in...
The Final Hull Form of the Mersey Seen During the Self-Righting Trials of on 1125 a Pre-Production Prototype
The final hull form of the Mersey, seen during the self-righting trials of ON 1125, a pre-production prototype. (Photo Downland Studios). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Enriqueta
The steamer Enriqtteta, of Grangemouth, when bound from Lowestoft to the Tyne in ballast, stranded about 9.15 P.M. on the 12th April, on the "Black Steel," off Whitburn. The weather was foggy, with a moderate S.E. gale and rough...
Two Vessels (1)
28th March. Two vessels collided in a fog, but were not in want of help.—Rewards, £4 5*. 6d..
A Yacht (5)
Exmouth, Devon.—2nd August. A small yacht drove ashore, but did not need help.—Rewards, £14 9s. 6d..
Fishing Boats (3)
GOURDON.—The Life-boat Young George Irlam was launched at about 2 P.M. on the 24th January, and remained outside the harbour until two fishing-boats, which were in danger during a S.S.W. wind, stormy weather, and a heavy sea, safely entered....
Nova
DOCTOR TAKEN TO GERMAN MOTOR VESSEL St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 6.11 on the morning of the 8th March, 1963, the St. Peter Port signal station informed the honorary secretary that the German motor vessel Nova of Stade, which was seven miles...