LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat People
Among the awards announced in the Birthday Honours list were: Knighthood David English, Editor in Chief, Associated Newspapers, Editor Daily Mail. Sir David was a member of the Institution's Public Relations Committee from 1977 to...
Category: Articles
In the Old Days Members of West Wight
In the old days members of West Wight lifeboat guild had to sell souvenirs from a trestle at Yarmouth lifeboathouse, often in wind and bad weather. Now Coxswain Dave Kennett and his crew have built them a kiosk inside the boathouse from... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Your Letters
Donations sewn up I was interested to read the letter in the Summer issue, 'Donations in lieu of reward.' This is a scheme I have operated for some time now, I have been involved with sewing machines most of my life and operated a...
Category: Correspondence
Rare Snap of the Cromer Lifeboat Picking Up a Solitary Bomber Survivor on January 29 1942
Ran- snap of I lie Cmmer lifeboat picking up a solitary bomber survivor on January 29, 1942.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 2nd June, 1870. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Head and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com-...
Category: Committee
Storm Warnings
[THE following paper on " Storm Warnings" is one of the latest written by the late-lamented Admiral FitzRoY; and it is to us a melancholy satisfaction to publish it in these columns, where he so often gave the results of his great...
Category: Articles
High Seas
More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.
North Berwick-Scotland Division Perched on the promentary at the very end of the Firth of Forth (seen stretching away in to the distance) North Berwick can be a rough place...
Category: Articles
RNLI FAMILY: The Life of the Charity Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
Wedding Day Shout
As Lough Swilly Crew Member Francy Burns took the microphone for his wedding speech, his bride-to be, Helen, was surprised to hear the sound of a pager instead of the traditional declarations of love....
Category: Articles
The Danish Gas Tanker Inga Tholstrup
Gas tanker aground A DANISH GAS TANKER, Inga Tholstrup, ran aground on Craig Waugh, two miles south east of Inchkeith in the Firth of Forth, early in the morning of Monday November 10, 1986. Forth Coastguard alerted Dunbar lifeboat station,...
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
To WILLIAM WATTS WILLIAMS, on his retirement, after serving for 19| years as coxswain of the St. David's life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement allowance.
To MATTHEW LETHBBIDGE,...
Category: Awards