LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Centenary: In Scotland
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Aberdeen held a Centenary Meeting on 23rd January, at which Lord Provost Meff presided, and the Marquess of Aber- deen and Temair, K.T., a Vice-President of the Institution,...
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The Life-Boat
GALLANT hearts are pulling— Pulling might and main, Through the boiling breakers, Through the blinding rain; Anxious eyes are watching— Watching from the shore, Fiercely blows the tempest, Loud the ocean's roar.
Gallant...
Category: Poetry
The Duke of Kent
The Duke of Ken!. President of the Institution, visited Whitby, Staithes, Redcar and Teesmoulh lifeboat stations on Wednesday July 22. Travelling in a helicopter of the Queen's Flight, he arrived at Whi/bv Abliev where he was received b ... - View image in PDF
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The Brixham Smack Fiona
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - At 8.24 p.m. on 19th April, 1969, the coastguard reported that a fishing boat was in difficulties one and a half miles off Downies village, Porthlethen.
The life-boat Southern Africa, on temporary...
The Launch Zingari
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 11.30 a.m.
on 4th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small motor launch was sending up red flares off Sizewell in moderate seas and a gentle east-south-easterly breeze....
The Sailor's Mother
One morning (raw it was and wet— A foggy day in winter time) A woman on the road I met, Not old, though something past her prime: Majestic in her person, tall and straight; And like a Roman matron's was her mien and...
Category: Poetry
The Lynwell Lightvessel
DENTAL CARES Skegness, Lincolnshire. At u a.m.
on 15th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man aboard the Lynwell lightvessel required urgent dental treatment and the use of the life-boat...
A light in the Darkness
Tonnes of timber were heaped along the English south coast last Winter – but what became of the cargo ship’s crew? Carol Waterkeyn hears the full story of Ice Prince, the men who went to her aid, and the RNLI’s first Silver Medal for 3...
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Freeman of the City:
Freeman of the City: Coxswain ten Patten of Newhaven (centre) was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony at the Guildhall, London, on December 17. He was nominated by Leonard Fernee (I), a freeman and liveryman of the... - View image in PDF
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At the Top of the Slipway
Damage to the No 1 boathouse doors. February 2nd, 1938. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs