LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Chief Inspector of Life-Boats
COMMANDER E. D. DRURY, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., the chief inspector of life-boats, will retire, under the age limit, on 31st December, 1938, and will be succeeded as chief inspector b)' Lieut.-Commander P. E. Vaux, D.S.C., R.N., the...
Category: Articles
A Delight In Flag Days
PEOPLE sometimes complain of flag days. Collectors, perhaps, sometimes feel a little weary of them, but to those who come fresh to them they are evidently a delight. An organising secretary of the Institution recently wrote of a flag day:...
Category: Articles
Inshore Rescue Boats Services
From October, 1963, to March, 1964, the inshore rescue boats were launched on service four times. The following is the list of services or attempted services: Date 1963 October 5: October 13: 1964 March 15: March 20: Station Whitstable...
Category: Services
New Year Honours
AMONG those associated with the life- boat service on whom honours were bestowed in the New Year's Honours List were: Knight Bachelor: Mr. M. Arnet Robinson, a member of the Committee of Management and Deputy Chairman of the Port of...
Category: Awards
The Latvian Steamer Curonia
Thurso, Caithness-shire, and Stornoway, Island of Lewis.—16th October. The Latvian steamer Curonia, of Riga, was in distress near Cape Wrath, with her engine broken down. She was able to carry out temporary repairs and made for Scapa Flow....
The Latvian Steamer Curonia (1)
Thurso, Caithness-shire, and Stornoway, Island of Lewis.—16th October. The Latvian steamer Curonia, of Riga, was in distress near Cape Wrath, with her engine broken down. She was able to carry out temporary repairs and made for Scapa Flow....
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Receiving a Cheque from the Derbyshire Association of Sub Aqua Clubs
When you are representing the RNLI and receiving a cheque from the Derbyshire Association of Sub Aqua Clubs you have to be prepared to sink to certain depths. This is what Shoreline member John Tester (r) did when Peter Townend (I) made the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Derek Scott Bem
Derek Scott, BEM, coxswain of The Mumbles lifeboat, has been accorded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the rescue in his own dinghy of two men on December 22, 1981. Coxswain Scott already holds three medals for gallantry... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
One of the Prizes of a Grand Draw Organised By Bridgnorth Branch
One of the prizes of a grand draw organised by Bridgnorth branch was this delightful decanter entitled May Day being shown by its designer and donor, John Smith, to Councillor Michael Ridley, Mayor of Bridgnorth. The Mayor drew the winning... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs