OFF the Kentish coast there lie, Sands of treacherous make, Which swallow many a ship, Who luckless get in their wake.
They say that Earl Godwin made, A terrible curse upon Any ship that passed that way, Would come to grief...
Category: Poetry
— Just before midnight on the 12th-13th September the hopper No. 42, of London, which was making for Ply- mouth to coal, struck on the south side of the Plymouth Breakwater. The Life-boat Eliza Avins was launched to her assistance, and, on...
Earls Court, London, January 6 to 16 A SHOP WINDOW FOR THE WORK OF THE RNLIA YEAR OF NATIONAL CELEBRATION for the 25 years of Her Majesty The Queen's reign began for lifeboat supporters in January at the 1977 International Boat Show in...
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The Fleetwood trawler Sulby aground, with the Campbeltown motor life-boat standing. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lousie (second from left), joined by sisters Rosie and Theresa, hands over a cheque to Ronnie Campbell chairman of the Ross of Mull branch as proud dad, Trevor, looks on.. - View image in PDF
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Vessels and boats which life-boats saved or helped to save from destruction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 74
Vessels or boats which life-boats stood by, escorted to safety, or helped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...
Category: Annual Reports
RESERVE LIFE-BOAT Humber, Yorkshire. At 1.30 p.m. on 4th October, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain superintendent that the reserve life-boat The Cuttle had broken down in a slight sea and gentle southeasterly wind five miles north of...
THE late Admiral Sir George Back, F.B.S., who had been accustomed during the latter part of his life to spend a portion of each year at Ramsgate, had at different times given a dinner to the crew of the Life-boat, to show his appreciation of...
Category: Articles
MARCH 15TH. - MONTROSE, ANGUS.
During the morning the S.S. Tordensk Jold, of Bergen, was seen to be in difficulties, and to anchor in a dangerous position, two miles north of Scurdyness. At noon the No. 1 motor life-boat...
It is a relief to be writing my annual message for The Lifeboat as a welcome alternative to sending letters to the editors of the Sunday Telegraph and Private Eye! Many of you will have read the articles in those publications and will share...
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