LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The North Deal Life-Boat In the Lord Mayor's Show
JDST a week before the Lord Mayor's Show in November last the North Deal Life-boats had carried out the very gallant rescues which are described on another page, when three vessels were in distress on the Goodwin Sands. It was felt to be...
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Miss Torbay
On the night of the 13th August the coast watcher at Babbacombe reported that a speed-boat was in difficulties, close to the shore, between Babbacombe and Anstey's Cove, Torquay. The east wind was very right, but a very strong easterly...
Ribhinn Og
Shortly before midnight on the 14th February, the Tolsta post office telephoned that two local fishing boats were in distress off Tolsta Head, which is about twenty- two miles by sea north of Stornoway.
A strong west wind...
R.A.F. Crest for a Life-Boat
THE Royal Air Force has presented a silver and enamel R.A.F. crest to the Lerwick life-boat and it has been fitted in the after-shelter. With it came a message from the officer commanding the No. 18 Group: "The crest is sent in...
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Lifeboat People
It is with deep regret that we announce the following deaths: February: Mrs Annie Fitton who for 25 years was a member of Audenshaw branch, acting as treasurer for 18 years and then as assistant treasurer.
April: Cyril...
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Cover Picture
from Portsmouth lifeboat Crew member Paul Redmond cares for a four-year-old boy aboard the Atlantic 21 class lifeboat City of Portsmouth during a service on 2 October 1994. A full report of the service appears on page... - View image in PDF
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An Aeroplane (113)
AUGUST 2 1ST. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. At 6.24 P.M. the R.A.F. asked for the help of the life-boat to search for an aeroplane off Porthysgaden, and the motor life-boat M.O.Y.E. was launched at 6.51 P.M. A light westerly breeze was...
Descendants of William Wouldhave In Australia
LAST year the Institution lent photographs of portraits of Sir William ! I Hillary and Henry Greathead, and of a j i bust of William Wouldhave, to illustrate ; an article called " The Red Cross of the I Sea : the Romance of the...
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2012 - the year of the floods
RNLI lifeboats launched more than 8,000 times in 2012 in a year of poor weather and heavy rainfall. Despite the weather, our lifeguards helped more than 16,000 people.
Meanwhile, the RNLI Flood Rescue Team had their...
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Friends of the RNLI
These corporate partners offer discounts to you and fundraising benefits for our charity
Coastal Spring
Look out for the Coastal Spring range of Cornish bottled water in your local shops, bars and restaurants....
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