LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Yvone et Marie
A French fishing vessel, the Yvonne et Marie, of Camaret, carrying a crew of five, ran aground in New Grimsby Channel, west of Rag Ledge, at about 7.10 P.M. on the 12th April. The Coastguard told the Life-boat Autho- rities, but as the...
At Informal Gathering of Delegates Mr Mikko Mannio Finland Presents Cut-Glass Bowl and Flag to Commander Swann on Table Scroll Prepared By French Delegation
At informal gathering of delegates, Mr Mikko Mannio, Finland, presents cut-glass bowl and flag to Commander Swann. On table, scroll prepared by French delegation on behalf of many of the world's lifeboat services, and 100-year-old copper... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr. Colville's Funeral Address
" I have come here to-night as the representative of the committee of management of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.
" We are met in grief and in pride.
The men whom we mourn were loved...
Category: Articles
Shoreline Section
BOAT SHOW 1975: what a memorable eleven days. Here is a diary of just some of the happenings recorded on the Shoreline stand: Wednesday, January 1 Opening day. Arrive early to prepare stand and display insignia and enrolment forms. Impressed...
Category: Articles
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Porthcawl, Glamorganshire - At 4.20 p.m. on ist May, 1966, the crew of the IRB heard a police radio message that four youths were stranded on a rock. The IRB was launched at 4.21 in a light southerly wind and a moderate ground sea. It was...
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If Only They Were All This Easy to Launch
'If only they were all this easy to launch...' RNLI staff watch the launch of one of the scale models of a proposed new lifeboat design at the Institution's Poole HQ in March. Pictured are (from left to right behind model): Lt... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Griff’s hidden depths
He was once best known as a TV funnyman, but these days Griff Rhys Jones is serious about theatre, documentaries and indulging in his passion for sailing
Griff is enjoying treading the boards. After a spate of television...
Category: Articles
The Fund Raisers
Taking the plunge Thirty-six volunteers made their first parachute jump from 2,000 feet at the Al Skydiving Centre, Newnham in June and three weeks later Jim Marriott, landlord of the Ship Inn and organiser of the jump handed a cheque for...
Category: Articles