LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kirkpool, of West Hartlepool
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT FALMOUTH JANUARY 19TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL. The Falmouth motor life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare arrived at her station from thebuilding yard on the 7th of January, 1940. Twelve days later, on the 19th, she...
Inshore Lifeboat Dedications Glyn Williams Dos (Wales) Extreme Right at the Service of Dedication Attended By About 2000 People of a New Atlantic 21 Blue Peter II
Inshore lifeboat dedications . . . Glyn Williams, DOS (Wales), extreme right, at the service of dedication, attended by about 2,000 people, of a new Atlantic 21, Blue Peter II, at Beaumaris on Sunday, August 29, 1976. Standing with him are... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Services
South East Division Three rescued in hurricane SILVER MEDAL IN THE EARLY HOURS of Friday, October 16, 1987, hurricane force south-southwesterly winds of force 16-17, gusting at times to more than 100 knots, left a trail of destruction along...
Category: Services
Naming Ceremonies
Six new life-boats were named in 1955.
Four are in Scotland at Stornoway, Stronsay, Stromness, and Troon; two are in England at Southend-on-Sea and Fowey. An account of the Southend naming ceremony appeared in the September...
Category: Inaugurations
Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
RNLI LIFEBOATS spent 186.6 hours at sea in rescues or attempted rescues of yachtsmen taking part in the Fastnet Race in August. They saved the lives of 60 people, landed three others, saved eight boats and in different ways helped 12 other...
Category: Articles
"Private benevolence, energy, and zeal."
The following paragraph first appeared in THE TIMES on 20th February, 1866.
It was printed again in THE TIMES on i$th February, 1966: (Royal National Life-boat Institution) Nothing, in fact, that the Government could do...
Category: Articles
White's Building Yard at Cowes
White's building yard at Cowes. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Left) the Honorary Secretary of the Lifeboat Station Authorises the Lifeboat to Be Launched and Maintains Operational Control In Conjunction With Hm Coastguard He Is G
(Left) The honorary secretary of the lifeboat station authorises the lifeboat to be launched and maintains operational control in conjunction with HM Coastguard. He is generally assisted in the administration of the station by a local... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Saved by her dog's eyes When 14-year-old Catherine Sharman and her dog, Jet, became trapped on rocks by the tide, it proved difficult just to find her. Nightfall, driving rain, rough seas and strengthening winds all posed a challenge to...
Feature: the Tamar Unleashed
It was the day when two of the RNLI's most significant projects crossed paths: the Institution's latest lifeboat was on trial at a unique new facility. Previously, the launching of a Tamar lifeboat on a slipway had only been...
Category: Articles