LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Vessel The Rossana
On the morning of the 9th March, the fishing vessel Hosanna, of South Shields, was observed from Newbiggin driving before a S.W. gale, with sails blown away. As the S.W. wind sets off shore on this coast, there was imminent dan- ger of her...
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains and under the general superintendence of local honorary committees...
Category: Articles
The Mooring Vessel Airmoor II
Buckle, Banffshire.—At 12.55 in the afternoon of the 23rd of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore off Great Western Road, Buckpool, and the motor life- boat K.B.M. was launched at 1.20.
The...
The Trinity House Vessel Reculver
JANUARY 9TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON. NORFOLK. At 1 0 A.M. an explosion was heard to the north-east of the life-boat station, and the Gorleston coastguard reported that the Caister Look-out had seen aircraft diving towards the sea,...
Lifeboat Celebrations: Remembering the Past - Looking to the Future
Jersey centenary While visiting Jersey on Friday June 1, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, a Patron of the RNLI, attended a service of thanksgiving and blessing for St Helier lifeboat station and presented a vellum to mark the...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat Service In 1950
THERE were 603 launches of life-boats to the rescue in 1950, only 36 below the record number in 1949—and life-boats rescued 381 lives. Ninety-one lives were rescued by shore-boats, for which the rescuers were rewarded by the Institution,...
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The Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards May 10th 1988
Each year, as supporters of the RNLI make their way home from the Institution's annual meeting and presentation of awards, there is a feeling that surely the achievements of that year cannot be bettered.
Yet, each year...
Category: Meetings
In This Issue.
News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 8 Rescues from around the country including a Bronze Medal and Vellum services Sepoy Rescue Anniversary 14 Philip Thouless looks back 65 years to when he witnessed the...
Category: Contents
A Message from the Director
Twelve months ago we predicted another busy, challenging year for the RNLI. and our predictions have certainly proved correct.
The launchings of the prototype FABs 3 and 4 were keenly anticipated as so many of our future...
Category: Articles
The Invasion Barge L.C. 1237
DECEMBER 16TH. - MARGATE, KENT.
At 1.15 in the afternoon a number of small invasion barges put into Margate Harbour.
A fresh easterly wind was blowing with a choppy sea. The officer-in-charge reported that...