LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Below the Size of the Latest Boathouse Reconstruction at Angle
Below The size of the latest boathouse reconstruction at Angle was one of the benchmarks when considering the new slipway class. In the event a lifeboat size was chosen which would fit in half of the existing houses - leaving Angle with... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Arrival at Spurn Point of Humber's New
The arrival at Spurn Point of Humber's new Arun class lifeboat Kenneth Thelwall in August, 1987 gave spectators an added bonus when she came in with three .survivors on board, having been diverted to the aid of a sinking yacht four miles... - View image in PDF
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Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
FOR THE FIRST TIME for ten years and only the sixth time since the end of World War II 32 years ago the RNLI's gold medal for gallantry has been awarded.
The service which earned Keith Bower of Torbay this...
Category: Articles
Notes of the Quarter
THE variety of services performed by life-boats and the variety of vessels which life-boats help have been clearly illustrated during the past quarter.
The first ten services for the month of May, which are recorded on...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—During a moderate N.N.E. gale and a heavy sea on the 2nd Feb., 1903, signals of distress were observed on the schooner Mary Boberts, of Carnarvon, which was lying in the roads. Rockets to assemble the crew were at...
Category: Services
Right - Clovelly's Atlantic 21 Lifeboat
Right - Clovelly's Atlantic 21 lifeboat leaves the harbour.. - View image in PDF
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Knaresborough Ladies' Guild By Kind Permission of Their Chairman Mrs Mary Thornton and Her Husband Tony Held a Most Successful Gymkhana on Sunday May 8 At
Knaresborough ladies' guild, by kind permission of their chairman, Mrs Mary Thornton and her husband Tony, held a most successful gymkhana on Sunday, May 8, at Gibbet Farm which raised £563 for the lifeboat service. The guild's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
GIVE IT A GO: BEACHCOMBING
Mermaid’s purses, pelican feet, hag stones – would you recognise these on the beach? Beachcomber and RNLI volunteering champion Debbie Corke gives us her tips for coastal finds
This summer, you’ll probably be spending some...
Category: Articles
At Informal Gathering of Delegates Mr Mikko Mannio Finland Presents Cut-Glass Bowl and Flag to Commander Swann on Table Scroll Prepared By French Delegation
At informal gathering of delegates, Mr Mikko Mannio, Finland, presents cut-glass bowl and flag to Commander Swann. On table, scroll prepared by French delegation on behalf of many of the world's lifeboat services, and 100-year-old copper... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Wells-Next-The-Sea- Mersey Class Doris M Mann of Ampthill
Well's new Mersey class lifeboat Doris M Mann of Ampthill ties off the quayside during her naming ceremony. (Inset) HRH The Duchess of Kent waves a greeting as she takes a short trip on the lifeboat . (Photos Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs