LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sea Plane No. 898
The Life-boat Licensed Victualler was launched at 7 A.M.
on the 26th October at the request of the officer commanding the Admiralty Seaplane No. 898, to make a search for the machine, which had broken adrift the previous...
The Former Ship's Boat Helen
Montrose, Angus. At 3.9 on the afternoon of the 10th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor launch had broken down three quarters of a mile off Usan. At 3.25 the life-boat The Good Hope was launched...
News from the Branches
Greater London.
Third Annual Royal Matinee at the Savoy Theatre. (See special report.) Conference of Branch representatives at Westminster City Hall. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) BALHAM.—Life-boat Day...
Category: Branches
The Motor Fleet
" STEADILY onwards," may be said to be the policy of the Institution, in regard to the installation of motive power in its Fleet of Life- boats.
A year ago we gave a description of the various boats which were...
Category: Articles
The Greek M.V. Georgios
Newhaven: The Greek MV Georgios of Pireaus sent out a 'mayday' signal on the morning of Thursday January 13 reporting a severe list; she was about 14 miles south of Beachy Head. Winds from west north west were gusting up to near gale...
From the Empire Overseas.
Many gifts have shown the generous interests of British people overseas in the life-boat service at home. The Government School at Broken Hill, Rhodesia, which has about a hundred scholars, has sent £50. The Kenya War Welfare Fund has...
Category: Articles
The End Product. the Tyne Class Lifeboat Voluntary Worker
The end product. The Tyne class lifeboat Voluntary Worker serves in the relief fleet as a constant reminder around the country of the efforts of the volunteer fundraisers.
The lifeboat was named to mark the efforts of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Wives of the Crew of the Arbroath Angus
Wives of the crew of the Arbroath, Angus, life-boat being presented to Princess Marina at the naming ceremony on 21st May, 1958.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The French Submarine L'Espoire
.—About noon on 16th March a message was received that strange noises could be heard, presumably from a submarine, about three miles south of the Moye Point. As the noises had been heard intermittently since the previous after- noon it was...
The Motor Yawl Vigilant
A YACHT MISSING Sunderland, Co. Durham.—The local motor yawl Vigilant, with a crew of four, had gone out from Sunderland on January 1st, 1947, and on the 4th, as nothing had been heard of her, anxiety was felt for her safety and the motor...