LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Danish Fishing Vessel Senious
Lerwick, Shetlands - At 12.35 a-mon 22nd March, 1966, a vessel was reported aground to the east of Lerwick harbour. There was a moderate north westerly breeze and a calm sea. The lifeboat Claude Cecil Staniforth set out 20 minutes later on...
The Inaugural Ceremony of the Buckie Motor Life-Boat
THIS Motor Life-boat went from Cowes to her Station by sea in August, 1922, but it was found necessary to postpone the actual ceremony of inaugurating the boat until the spring of this year. The Boat is of the Watson type, 45 feet by 11 feet...
Category: Inaugurations
The New Trevose Head Station
The operational opening of the Trevose Head, Padstow, lifeboat station took place on 23rd October, 1967, when the new lifeboat James and Catherine Mac- Farlane was launched down the 240-foot long slipway. On the left is the new... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The French Collier Capitaine Augustin
MARCH 17TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 2.58 P.M. a message was received from the Margate coastguard that a vessel was sinking, after an explosion, about two miles S.E. of the Tongue Light-vessel. A moderate southerly breeze was blowing. The sea was...
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 Annual Meeting In 1930
In front of the table. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, with Coxswain Harry Griggs, jun,, of Hythe, and Coxswain Douglas Oilier, of Dungeness. Behind the table, left to right. Sir Godfrey Baring, Mr, George F. Shee.
and the Danish... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Motor Crabber Channel Pride
Torbay, Devon.—On the 9th December, 1938, the crew of two of the motorcrabber Channel Pride, of Dartmouth, were rescued.—Rewards: Silver medal, vellums and monetary awards amounting to £26 13s.
(For a full account of...
The Barges Esterel and Vampa
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—14th October, 1939. After rescuing three lives from the barge Esterel, of London, the life-boat went out to the barge Vampa, of London, but her crew were drowned.—Rewards, £10 16s..
In at the deep end
What's it like to join lifeboat volunteers in the sea survival pool? Philly Byrde finds out ...
'This is your Captain speaking. Abandon ship! abandon ship!' Oh good. This is exactly...
Category: Articles
Below: the Queen at the Helm With (Right) Staff Coxswain Roy Harding of the RNLI
Below: The Queen at the helm with (right) Staff Coxswain Roy Harding of the R.N.L.I.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs