LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Boat Services In 1904
Lives saved.
Newbiggin, North Sunder- land, Port Isaac, Scarboro', Staithes, Stonehaven, Whitby —rendered assistance.
Frobfsher, steam trawler, of Yar- mouth, assisted to save vessel and 9 George...
Category: Services
Tests of the Reliability of Life-Belts
Rigorous tests have been carried out on the life-belts issued by the Institution to members of life-boat crews following some rather disturbing reports issued by the Danish Ministry of Commerce and Shipping on the effects of oil on kapok...
Category: Articles
The North Kessock Lifeboat Crew Flanking (From Left to Right) His Grace the Duke of Atholl, Station Honorary Secretary Capt J.B. Fairgrieve, Mrs Joyce Cowie, Ian Cowie and Campbell
The North Kessock lifeboat crew flanking (from left to right) His Grace the Duke of Atholl, station honorary secretary Capt J.B. Fairgrieve, Mrs Joyce Cowie, Ian Cowie and Campbell Ross, branch chairman.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Day Results
WE print below a list of the results of the Life-boat Days which have been held since the last list was published in the August number of The Life-Boat. Yeovil Comments on the results of this year's Special Efforts will be found in "...
Category: Donations
Lans in the grip of the sea: as she lay aground under the cliffs of Hoy her crew of nine were lifted by helicopter to Longhope lifeboat.
Lans in the grip of the sea: as she lay aground under the cliffs of Hoy her crew of nine were lifted by helicopter to Longhope lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Thurso
THURSO, CAITHNESS-SHIRE On the 8th February, 1944, the Thurso life-boat recovered five bodies and rescued two of the crew of the S.S. Freidig, of Norway.
COXSWAIN JOHN MACLEOD was awarded the bronze medal..
Category: Medals
The First Fair Isle Race
THE first Benson and Hedges Fair Isle International Yacht Race in aid of the R.N.L.I, started at 11.00 hours on 2nd September, six cables north of the entrance to Granton harbour on the Firth of Forth. The race was the first international...
Category: Articles
The Salcombe Lifeboat,
The Salcombe lifeboat, pictured here during an actual service, works closely with Ihe Island Cruising Club at Salcombe. setting up exercises which help both the crew and its members.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Gold
Sheringham and Wells, Norfolk.—At 6.20 on the evening of the 8th of December, 1954, a hotel porter told the Sheringham life-boat station that he had seen red rockets off Weybourne.
Four minutes later the Cromer coast- guard...
The Dutch Motor Barge Nora
JANUARY 29TH. - WALMER, KENT. The Dutch motor barge NORA, of Voorburg, had been mined, but she was beached by naval tugs and the life-boat stuck fast in a mudbank and was unable to go on. - Rewards, £14 12s. 6d..