LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats In December, 1951, January and February, 1952. 76 Lives Rescued
DURING December, 1951, life-boats went out on service 35 times and rescued 15 lives.
ENGINE BROKEN DOWN Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 3.7 in the morning of the 5th of December, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a woman had...
Category: Services
A Capital Pier
The RNLI's busiest lifeboat station,Tower on the River Thames, has relocated to an historic new location - Lifeboat Pier. A former police station, the entire structure was towed away, rebuilt and returned to its mooring on the Embankment... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Osman Gabriel
It is with great sorrow that we announce the death early last October of Mrs. Osman Gabriel. Mrs. Gabriel was herself the generous donor of an Atlantic 21 inshore lifeboat, and it was in her honour that the second 37' Rother class...
Category: Obituaries
Return the Favour
A painting of the Regina Mary lifeboat at Looe, donated by kind-hearted artist Merv Beaver, has raised over £500 for the RNLI.
The oil painting was raffled at the end of June during Looe lifeboat station's Seafront... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Feature: Reader Survey
The Lifeboat is the RNLI's main contact with you, our supporters, so we are keen to ensure that it is doing its job well. To help us understand your needs better, we sent out 25,000 questionnaires with the autumn 2003 magazine. Thank you...
Category: Articles
High Seas
More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.
Mudeford - South Division Mudeford's lifeboat history dates back to 1935 when a storm broached Mudeford Sandbank leaving the sheltered beaches exposed to the open...
Category: Articles
Cite d'Aleth
Fishing vessel founders THE FRENCH FISHING VESSEL Cite d'Aleth, in distress, was reported to the honorary secretary of Rosslare Harbour lifeboat station by MRCC Shannon at 0634 on Wednesday January 12. At first it was reported that Cite...
Launches
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Category: Services
Union Star
THE LOSS OF SOLOMON BROWNE AND HER CREW, DECEMBER 19, 1981PENLEE LIFEBOAT, the 47ft Watson class Solomon Browne, with her coxswain, Trevelyan Richards, and all on board, was lost on the night of Saturday December 19 during a service to the 1...
Gower Pride (1)
Saviours at the sand When faced with 3m swells, notorious sandbanks and a drifting, rolling fishing vessel, it cannot be easy to stay calm. But the composure and courage of a helmsman and her crew in just such conditions saved two lives -...