LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Botton's Amusement Park Skegness
When Botton's Amusement Park, Skegness, opened for the summer season, the whole of the first day's proceeds were donated to the RNLI. Backed by a pirate ship, Jimmy Botton (r) hands a cheque for £1,220 to Councillor Ken Holland,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Capella, of the Faroe Islands
AUGUST 28TH. - ST. MARY’S, ISLES OF SCILLY. At 9.45 in the morning the coastguard reported a fishing vessel, about six miles south-east-by-east of St. Martin’s Head, not under control. A fresh westerly gale was blowing and the sea was very...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
GROOMSPORT, IRELAND.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has forwarded a new 32-feet 10-oared life-boat to this station, in place of a smaller one which was found i unsuitable for the locality. A transporting- I carriage has also been sent...
Category: Articles
A Sea Cadet Naval Whaler
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of May, 1957, the motor mechanic's wife received a telephone message that a rowing boat was drifting out to sea off the Derby pool, Harrison Drive. The message was...
The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
PRESERVATION OF LITE PROM SHIPWRECK.
Ob«Me.—Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria; beneath, in minute letters, "L. C.Wyon." Double legend, " Royal National Life-boat Institution. Founded in...
Category: Medals
£100 for a Life-Boat Flag
ON life-boat flag day in Birming- ham an elderly woman went to a collector, and instead of putting copper or silver in the life-boat in return for her flag, gave the collector a little package. When it was opened it was found to contain...
Category: Donations
Mrs Pat Roche,
September 1996 Mrs Pat Roche, treasurer of the Whitburn guild from 1986 until her death..
Category: Obituaries
Port St.Mary: Mrs a A Ritchie Names the Gough Ritchie With Her (Front Row I to R) Major - General Ralph Farrant Chairman Rnli the Bishop of Sodor and Man
Port St Mary: Mrs A. A.
Ritchie names The Gough Ritchie. With her (front row, I. to r.) Major - General Ralph Farrant, Chairman, RNLI, The Bishop of Sodor and Man, Bryan Doughty, chairman, Port St Mary branch, and John... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Vessel The Rossana
On the morning of the 9th March, the fishing vessel Hosanna, of South Shields, was observed from Newbiggin driving before a S.W. gale, with sails blown away. As the S.W. wind sets off shore on this coast, there was imminent dan- ger of her...
Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter.) FOUNDED IN 1824.— SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
PATRONESS.
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
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