LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Four Generations Were Involved In Seaview, Isle of Wight, Flag Day Last Summer. Amanda and Jeremy Millett (Above), on Holiday, Spent Four Hours Walking the Foreshore
Four generations were involved in Seaview, Isle of Wight, flag day last summer. Amanda and Jeremy Millett (above), on holiday, spent four hours walking the foreshore, helped by their parents and grandparents, Mr and Mrs P. G. Wickens. Their... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Services
South Eastern Division Storm-disabled sloop THE DUTY OFFICER at the Needles Coastguard saw a red distress flare to westward, estimated two to three miles distant, at 0108 on Sunday, September 14, 1975. The honorary secretary of Yarmouth,...
Category: Services
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—The new Life-boat Queen Victoria, sent by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to Bembridge, and named after Her Majesty THE QUEEN by H.E.H. the Duchess of EDINBURGH, on the 25th of July last, is a beautiful...
Category: Articles
Francois Tixier
Cromer, Norfolk.—At 10.40 in the morning of the 8th of July, 1948, the coastguard reported that the motor vessel Francois Tixier, of Dunkirk, bound from Goole for Rouen with a cargo of coal, was flying distress signals four miles north by...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 16th May, 1935.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.
Co-opted Captain Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, Bt., C.B., D.S.O., R.N.V.R., a member of the committee of management.
Received...
Category: Committee
Inset- the Red Arrows
Inset- The Red Arrows take time out of their busy schedule to put on a stunning display.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Zelda
Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 8.30 on the evening of the 14th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat was in difficulties off North Head. A strong south-south-westerly wind was blow- ing with a very rough sea....
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution—(continued.)
BALLYCOTTON,CO. COEK.—At about 4.30 P.M. on the 28th January, 1883, the barque Argo, of Sunderland, was sighted off Bally- cotton, making for Cork harbour, close- hauled, the wind then blowing very hard from the S.S.W., with heavy rain. On...
Category: Services
A Lighter
Ilfracombe, Devonshire.—3rd October, 1939. A large lighter had been reported broken away from her tow in a heavy sea, with half a gale blowing.
After two hours the life-boat came up with her, about twelve miles from...
Neilsdortan
AUGUST 16TH. - PORTRUSH, CO.
ANTRIM. Eight survivors of the Swedish vessel Neilsdortan had been reported on a raft over 30 miles away, but nothing was found. An aeroplane and two shore boats also took part in the search. -...