LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A British Warwick Aeroplane
APRIL 17TH. - NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
Early in the morning a crash was heard by the coastguard, but the weather was foggy and he could see nothing. He made enquiries but learnt nothing. At 9.33 the life-boat honorary secretary...
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THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING LIFEBOATS
26 January–22 April
Poole Museum, Dorset
Calm Before the Storm: The Art of Photographing Lifeboats celebrates the past and present of the RNLI. Glass plate images of...
Category: Articles
Lifeboats In Action
Two saved in harbour dramaFaced with the choice of a wait offshore for eight hours in gale force conditions or reaching dry Land quickly by a risky harbour entry, which would you choose? Decision time When a crew of two undertook a maiden...
Category: Services
Fundraising
Partners at the Show More than 10,000 people queued at the RNLI stand at the Southampton Boat Show in September 2004. They were able to see the technology used to save lives at sea on a Severn class lifeboat.
Two of the...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 8th April, 1868: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq.,F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com-...
Category: Committee
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
NORTH BERWICK.—One of the newest type of Life-boats has been placed on this station. It is 34 feet long, 1 feet wide, rows ten oars, double banked, and is provided with a transporting carriage. The cost was defrayed from a bequest given to...
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An Aeroplane (93)
JULY 14TH. - WELLS, NORFOLK. At 5.39 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea three miles away. She was a Lancaster bomber. At 5.52 came another message asking the life-boat to launch, and...
Annual General Meeting
and presentation of awards FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON, MAY 21A BRIGHT, sunny morning; friends from all parts of Britain and Ireland gathering on the South Bank of the Thames ready for the annual general meeting and presentation of awards in this...
Category: Meetings
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Friday, 28th January, 1921.
Sir GODFREY BABING, Bt., in the Chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— COVENT GARDEN LIFE-BOAT £• *• d.
FUND (per Mr. B....
Category: Committee
The S.S. Empire Tigaven and The S.S. Cormoat (1)
DECEMBER 13TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND FILEY, YORKSHIRE. During a northwesterly gale, with a very rough sea, the S.S.
Empire Tigaven and the S.S. Cormoat came into collision about four miles off Flamborough.
A...