LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pirates Invade Aberdeen Lifeboat
The Old Puiteney pirates showed off their sea legs at Aberdeen lifeboat station in August to promote Old Puiteney whisky which has joined forces with the RNLI and is donating £1 for every bottle sold.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
High Flier
High flier RNLI Governor, Barrie Simpson- Wells marked his 65th birthday with an Alpine paraglider flight for charity.
The flight from the 7,500ft Plan d'Aiguille, filmed by a camera crew with radio instructions to keep... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Ruby Wilson,
Mrs Ruby Wilson, honorary secretary of the Llangefni guild. Mrs Wilson joined the guild in 1969 and was souvenir secretary for some 10 years until her appointment as honorary secretary in1994. Mrs Wilson was awarded a Statuette in 1992..<...
Category: Obituaries
Tank Testing
Tank testing one of the possible permutations of hull, propeller tunnel and keel configurations. Once adequate data is recorded and correlated against fullsize behaviour the effect of changes to most parameters can be predicted with... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Royal Visit to RNLI Museum
Left to right: Mr J Evans, chairman Grace Darling Museum committee, HRH The Duke of Gloucester. - View image in PDF
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester. Mrs Christine Bell, honorary curator Grace Darling museum.. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain Jeremy Rees
Bronze Medal Coxswain Jeremy Rees cif Angle for a six hour service in gale force winds saving a passenger boat from 80ft cliffs and the lives of its four passenger-see TheLifeboat Winter 1997/98 for a full report of the service.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Gerald Fitzgibbon,
FEBRUARY 1992 Gerald Fitzgibbon, chairman of Howth station branch from 1958 to 1979. Having joined the committee in 1945 he was elected honorary secretary of the station in 1946 and served in this capacity until his appointment as chairman....
Category: Obituaries
Towing In!
L to R: Barry Knaggs, Mark Reeves, Skipper Michael Picknett and Andy Beevis tow the stricken yacht to safety. (Redcar Crew Member Cordon Young. en-Redcar and Seahouses Crew Member Michael Hoyle, and Dave Bond of Cleveland Fire Brigade also... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Flying Boat
JULY 28TH. - GALWAY BAY. A flying boat was overdue, but was later sighted in Clew Bay. The life-boat went as far as Cleggan, but returned on learning that the flying boat had been located. - Rewards, £15..
Two Invasion Barges
DECEMBER 17TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. Two invasion barges had been reported ashore, but were found at anchor and not in need of help. The naval authorities thanked the life-boat crew. - Rewards, £14 17s..