LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Olympic spirit
Looking forward to the Olympics? We are, and we’re lucky enough to be involved in a number of ways.
Lifeboat crews will provide additional safety cover during the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events off the Dorset coast,...
Category: Articles
The Margate Pulling and Sailing Life-Boat, "Eliza Harriett," Returning With 3 Men Rescued from the Ketch-Barge "Lord Nelson," of London, and 5 from the Motor-Barge "Guernsey," of London, on 22nd October, 1924
The Margate Pulling and Sailing Life-Boat "Eliza Harriett" Returning With 3 Men Rescued From The Ketch-Barge " Lord Nelson" of London and & From The Motor-Barge "Guernsey" of London On 22nd Oct. - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 28TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
It had been reported that an airman was descending by parachute eight miles N.E. of Dungeness, but he landed near the beach and was able to swim ashore, although his hands had been badly...
Vondel
FALMOUTH.—The full-rigged ship Vondel> of Amsterdam, bound from Liverpool for Port Adelaide with a cargo of superphosphates, stranded on the rocks near St. Mawes Castle Point, in an extremely dangerous position, having dragged her anchor...
From West Africa
A NIGERIAN has written to the Institution: "Please Sir, teach me how to save life." He writes from "Take Life Easy Stores/'.
Category: Articles
Lerwick's Arun Class Lifeboat Soldian.
Lerwick's Arun class lifeboat Soldian. - View image in PDF
Her power helped Coxswain Hewitt Clark nurse the fishing vessel to shelter and save the eleven men aboard.. - View image in PDF
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PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN ISO NOTES OF THE QUARTER 151 TENTH INTERNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT CONFERENCE 155 NAMING CEREMONIES - CROMER, GORLESTON AND NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA . . 157 PRESIDENT'S 25™ ANNIVERSARY .. .. ...
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Evolution
During a strong N.E. breeze and very heavy sea on the 4th April a trawling smaok, named the Evolution, of Lowestoft, missed stays and drove on to the North Beach. As her position was a dangerous one, the crew of the Life-boat Keniwell were...
Commander Philip Edward Vaux, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Ret.)
Commander Philip Edward Vaux, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Ret.), died at Lymington on 23rd January, 1966. He was aged 70.
Retiring from the Royal Navy in 1920, Commander Vaux joined the RNLI the following year, and after serving...
Category: Obituaries
Sir William Sutherland
Sir William Sutherland, Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders police holds the winning ticket in the Scottish region Volvo Draw. Pictured from left to right in front of the car are: Gillian Paton, representing Loganair who presented a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs