LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Princess Flies to Wales. New Life-Boats Are Named
ON two sunshining days in May Prin- cess Marina, Duchess of Kent and President of the Institution, named new life-boats which will serve two stations on the Welsh coast, Llandudno in North Wales and St. David's in the south.
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Category: Inaugurations
Noel II, Venus, Galillee, Pilot Me and Success
Whitby, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 15th November, 1937, the local motor fishing boats Noel II, Venus, Galillee, Pilot Me and Success were caught at sea by bad weather.
When they were seen approaching harbour the...
Rnli Lifeboats Past and Present on Show at 'Lifeboat International'
FROM THE DAYS OF OAR AND SAIL TO MODERN HIGHPOWERED, HIGH-SPEED TWIN OUTBOARD OR DIESEL ENGINES.
Category: Articles
Offshore Lifeboat Services September October and November 1978
Amble, Northumberland October 7 Angle, Dyfed October 1, 7 and November 4 Anstruther, Fife September 28 Arklow, Co. Wicklow October 2 Arranmore, Co. Donegal September 18, 20, October 4 and November 5 Ballycotton, Co. Cork November 8 Baltimore...
Category: Services
The Motor Fishing Boats Provider, Galilee and Pilot Me
FISHING BOATS IN A SNOWSTORM Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 5.30 in the morning of February 28th, 1947, three motor fishing boats put to sea in mod- erate weather. By ten o'clock a strong easterly wind was blowing, with snow showers, the sea was...
Our Life-Boat Crews and Property Salvage Services
A CONTROVERSY has apparently arisen of late between the Life-boat Institution and Lloyd's on the subject of Property Salvage Services performed by Life-boat Crews, and it would seem, judging from para- graphs which have appeared in the...
Category: Articles
While the Farmer's Sons and Policemen Tried to Calm and Control Those Waiting With An Incoming Tide Time Was Against Them
. . . while the farmer's sons and policemen tried to calm and control those waiting. With an incoming tide, time was against them.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Seven Ships including the Orminster and the Browning (1)
GOLD MEDAL SERVICE AT NEWCASTLE JANUARY 21ST. - NEWCASTLE, AND CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN. At 12.45 in the morning a message came to Cloughey from the coastguard that a steamer was ashore half a mile off Ballyquinton, and at 1.40 the life-boat...
Pilot Me II, Success, Progress, Provider A and Lead Us.
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.15 in the morning of the 10th of December, 1951, the coastguard reported that the local Pilot Me II was approaching the harbour. The sea was rough and a strong northerly wind was blowing. At 9.25 the...
Diana V
Dutch coaster A DUTCH COASTER Diana V, in distress 101° 74 miles from Spurn Head, was reported to Superintendent Coxswain Brian Sevan of Humber lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 1400 on December 30, 1978; her cargo of maize had...