LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Above: the Mexico
Above: the Mexico some days after the disaster when her gear and cargo were being removed. She was eventually salvaged and displayed off Lytham for two years before being re-rigged and sold. She continued to trade until 1900 when, renamed... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Phoenix 121
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
At 12.45 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the phoenix 121, one of the concrete caissons used for building the invasion port on the coast of Normandy, to which the life-boat had...
RNLI Family: The life of the charity
Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
Crew member ensures safe berth
‘It was a truly amazing experience for us’
As a Courtmacsherry Harbour...
Category: Articles
The Ilb Arrives
The ILB arrives and gets a line around Mr Steward but then finds itself unable to pull away as water threatens to swamp the lifeboat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
CAPSIZE IN THE THAMES
The crew at Chiswick on the River Thames is one of our busiest – and in October 2016 they knew it wouldn’t be long before they were called on for the 3,000th time. But who would need their help?
Crew Members Gavin Simmons...
Category: Articles
The Sailing Boat Artistic
At about midnight on the 12th-13th September a telephone message was received from Gardenstown stating that the sailing boat Artistic of that place had struck on the rocks off the harbour, and the assistance of the Life-boat was required.<...
The Transatlantic Liner Minnehaha
At 1.30 A.M. on the 18th April the Coastguard reported that a vessel was firing guns apparently on the rocks to the west of Bryher, and at about the same time the Bishop's Rock Light-house fired signals for the Life- boat. The crew of...
The Boathouse at Largs
The boathouse at Largs demonstrates why the RNLt shoreworks department has a deserved reputation for the excellent quality of their buildings. Despite a severe pounding from the ferocious sea, no damage was done, the building did not flood... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Shambles Lightship
AUGUST 1ST. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
At 2 P.M. a message was received from the chief naval officer, Portland, that it was necessary to evacuate the crew of the Shambles Lightship, and that the naval vessels which were available...
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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