LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
In Memory of the Men of the Mumbles
APRIL the 23rd was the first anniversary of the loss of the life-boat at The Mumbles with all her crew, and on that day the Vicar of Oystermouth dedicated, and the Mayoress of Swansea unveiled, a plaque which the Institution has placed in...
Category: Articles
My Susanne
FISHING BOAT SAVED FROM ROCKY GRAVE At 4.12 a.m. on 24th January, 1972, the Flamborough coastguard told Mr. Arthur Dick, the honorary secretary, Bridllngton, that the m.f.v. My Susanne was sending out radio messages requesting life-boat...
The S.S. Reading
During moderately fine weather on the 6th November the s.s. Beading, of Cardiff stranded on the Cannon Rock, whilsl bound from Seville to Glasgow, with a cargo of iron ore. Information of the easualty reached Cloughey at aboul 8 P.M., and...
From the Director
I was very pleased to include a message in the Winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT last year, and I am delighted to do so again.
I mentioned last year various developments in lifeboat design which were being undertaken, and it is...
Category: Articles
The Barges Maid of Munster, Asphodel, Adriatic and Vigilant
FOUR SERVICES IN SEVENTEEN HOURS Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1947, a resident of Leigh telephoned that a fishing boat was ashore at Marsh End, off Leigh. A strong south-south-west gale was blowing,...
The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster's Appeal for the Life-Boat Service
THE Institution has received a personal letter from His Eminence the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster (the Most Rev. Arthur Hinsley, D .D.), commending to Catholics the appeal of the life-boat service. It is dated 25th June, 1938.
Category: Correspondence
The S.S. Alonso
ST. IVES, -CORNWALL.—At 12.15 A.M. on the 10th January the Life-boat Exeter was launched, it having been reported that a vessel lying about five miles W. of St. Ives Head was burning flambeaux and blue lights. A strong N. gale was blowing...
Rings of safety
Olympic duty is not a new thing for the RNLI. Volunteer crew from around the UK and RoI gave vital support to Olympians taking part in the 2012 Games. Three extra lifeboats were used as safety cover during the sailing events, while Weymouth...
Category: Articles
Jenny, of Whitby
The Thomas Wilson life-boat at Whitburn was the means of saving the crew of 6 men of the brig Jenny, of Whitby, which became a total wreck on Cape Kerr Point, off Whitburn ..
The Coastguard Look-Out at Clacton-On-Sea Is Perched on Top of a Martello Tower
by courtesy of Ken Adams The Coastguard look-out at Clacton-on-Sea is perched on top of a Martello Tower.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs