LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Launches of Life-boats and Lives Rescued
Life-boats were launched to ships in distress 3,760 times. Of these launches 2,212 were to ships in distress through attack by the enemy or from other causes due to the war. Life-boats rescued 6,376 lives..
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services
West Division Breeches buoy HOLYHEAD COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Moelfre lifeboat station at 0945 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that a distress call had been received from a small boat aground on rocks at Dulas Island, two...
Category: Services
Ada Melmore
PORT ISAAC.—On the 20th February, during a heavy gale from N.W., the barque Ada Melmore, of Maryport, was observed at anchor close in upon the rocks, near Port Quin, 4 miles from Port Isaac, with Signals of distress flying. About 9...
Jane Sophia, of Aberystwith
The Royal Berkshire life-boat at Aberdovey brought safely into harbour the stranded schooner Jane Sophia, of Aberyst- with,' and her crew of 5 men, which vessel had gone ashore on the South Bank.
English, Scottish and Welsh Life-Boatmen In London
,nd Coxswain William Dop, of Porthdinllaen. Caernarvonshire; Coxswain Edward C. Larbal |gUielier. Jersey; Coxswain Frederick Upton, of Walmer. Kent; C. Percy Cavell. the Motor Mechanic of Walmer, Kent; Coxswain Alfred Johnston, ... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Conferences
South Eastern District.
CONFERENCES of Life-boat Workers in the South Eastern District were held at St. Leonards-on-Sea (for Branches in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent.
Surrey and Sussex) on 4th and 5th...
Category: Meetings
Five Alive
PAGe tItLe RescUe FIVe ALIVe two miles from land, a group of kayakers was at the mercy of gale force offshore winds. How could they summon help and how long could they stay afloat? mairéad Dwane reports tHe DetAIL insHORe LiFeBOat B-789...
Category: Articles
The Weird and Wonderful Prize Old Mummers
The weird and wonderful Prize Old Mummers, a group of 'am-dram' actors from Emsworth, have been raising cash for their friends at the local lifeboat branch again.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Annual General Meeting
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT, Presi- dent of the Institution, attended the annual general meeting of the governors of the Institution at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 30th of March, 1960, and presented medals for gallantry and other...
Category: Meetings
Scarborough Lifeboat the 37' Oakley J G Graves of Sheffield Launched at 1945 on September 21 1976 With a Pump and Three Firemen on Board to Help Trawler Anmara
Scarborough lifeboat, the 37' Oakley J. G. Graves of Sheffield, launched at 1945 on September 21, 1976, with a pump and three firemen on board, to help trawler Anmara (with crew of three) under tow of trawler Carolanne and in danger of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs