LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Below: the Remains of Tynemouth Boathouse
Below: The remains of Tynemouth boathouse and the John Pyemont lifeboat, which were destroyed by a German bomb on 9 April 1941.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Capella
Joint service saves vessel and crew St Bees inshore lifeboat and Workington's relief all-weather Mersey worked together to save the 65ft fishing vessel Capella and her crew of four on 14 July 1996.
The St Bees Atlantic...
Death of Two Scottish Coxswains. Walter Fairbairn, of Dunbar and Skateraw, and John Swanson, of Longhope
Walter Fairbairn, of Dunbar and Skateraw, and John Swanson, of Longhope.
THE Institution has lost, in one week, two very distinguished Scottish coxswains. Ex-Coxswain Walter Fair- bairn, of Dunbar and Skateraw,...
Category: Obituaries
Lt David Stogdon Former Superintendent
Lt David Stogdon, former superintendent RNLI Cowes base who advised on the building of Koningin Beatrix, with Bernard de Jong, former inspector of the South Holland Lifeboat Society, ZHRM.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coastal Life
coAstAL LIFe Rapture of the deep scuba diving is fraught with dangers, but each year thousands of adventurers find that the rewards far outweigh the risks.
Bethany Hope discovers the appeal of diving close to home ‘You...
Category: Articles
Captain of Edward Vi Five Ways School Barlley Green
Captain of Edward VI Five Ways School, Barlley Green, Tony Reilly, while receiving the keys of a new minibus given to the school by the Friends of Five Ways, simultaneously hands a cheque for £1,400 to old boy and also Mayor of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Eyemouth Motor Fishing Boat Spes Bona (1)
MARCH 13TH. - ST. ABBS, and EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE. The Royal Observer Corps saw signals of distress and reported them to the police, who informed the St. Abbs Life-boat station at 2.30 in the afternoon. A whole northerly gale was blowing,...
Rambling Rose and Cynthia, of Amble
AUGUST 25TH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 9.39 at night the Seahouses coastguard telephoned that two cabin cruisers were making distress signals four miles north-north-east of Boulmer.
A slight breeze was blowing...
Rnlb Shoreline Has Been on Station at Arbroath
RNLB Shoreline has been on station at Arbroath for just over three years, having previously served at Blyth. This 37ft 6in Rather class lifeboat was paid for from funds raised by Shoreline members in 1977/78 and, since her arrival at... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Testing of a New Life-Boat
IN November 1908 and in February this year an account was given in the Life-boat Journal of the steps taken to select a new Life-boat, and also some Notes of the way she is built. It may now be of interest to the coxswains and crews who man...
Category: Articles