LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
People and Places
Air Vice Marshal John Tetley, chairman of the RNLI's search and rescue committee, together with other members of the committee drew the winning tickets of the 73rd lifeboat lottery at Poole on 30 April 1996.
Supervising...
Category: Articles
New Life-Boats
AYR, SCOTLAND.—The Life-boat at this station has been replaced by a new one of the Liverpool type, 35 ft. long by 10 ft. wide, rowing 12 oars and fitted with 2 drop keels. Like her predecessor she is named the Janet Hoyle, as desired by the...
Category: Inaugurations
Lines Written for "The Daniel J. Draper" Life-Boat
HE died at his post as a man should die, That Christian true and brave, Leading the way to the realms on high, Through the jaws of an ocean-grave! He served one Master, and that dear Lord Was with him that awful day, When the London...
Category: Poetry
Awards for Hastings Lifeboat Station Members
Pictured left to right: David Morley, Richard Read. Allen Head (Deputy Divisional Inspector). - View image in PDF
Andrew Backway and Michael Payne. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Today's Lifeboatmen
John Devereux, 43, of Kilmore Quay lifeboat station joined the crew in 1968 and served as assistant motor mechanic in the years from April 1974 to January 1982, when he was appointed coxswain.
On Christmas Eve 1977, Kilmore...
Category: Articles
Listings
Seahorse III at Cromer The naming ceremony for the new D class lifeboat was held outside the inshore boathouse despite overcast conditions and the forecast of heavy rain. The chairman introduced John Gamble, representing the sponsors of the...
Category: Articles
A Noted Badge
DURING a recent visit to Scotland Yard to discuss future flag-day arrangements with the police, the district organising secretary for Greater London asked the inspector what he thought of the Institution's emblem, as there had been...
Category: Articles
Meetings of Committee
llth Nov. GEORGE PALMER, Esq., V.P,, in the Chair.
CONFIRMED Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
Ordered the sale of 2001. Exchequer Bills, to...
Category: Committee