LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Bridlington Life-Boat Escorting a Local Fishing Boat Into the Harbour on 23rd January, 1967
The Bridlington life-boat escorting a local fishing boat into the harbour on 23rd January, 1967.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
List of Launches
Station-by-station lifeboat launches for November and December 1997 and January and February 1998 Aberdeen, Grampian Arun; Nov 25, 28 and Feb 15 D Class; Feb 15 (Twice) Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Dec 7 Aberystwyth. Cardiganshire...
Category: Services
The Motor Fishing Boats Venture and Undaunted
MORE FISHING BOATS IN PERIL Thurso, Caithness-shire.—Just before midnight on the night of the 25th of April, 1947, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local motor fishing boats Venture and Undaunted which had not returned. A strong...
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., at Brixham. Inaugural Ceremony of the "George Shee."
ON 27th July, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, E.G., President of the Institu- tion, attended the Inaugural Ceremony of the Motor Life-boat at Torbay, and named the boat George Shee, after the late Secretary of the Institution.
Category: Inaugurations
Friargate and the S.S. Juan Illueca
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 7.5 on the morning of the 6th of February, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was thought to be ashore east of Beachy Head. After further enquiries had been made it was reported that the...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution—(continued.)
ALDBOROOUGH, SUFFOLK.—At 7.30 AM.
on the 6th December, 1883, a sudden gale from the N.I. sprang up accompanied by a very rough sea. The fleet of fishing boats was out, and two of the boats were unable to cross the shoals....
Category: Services
Sonny Boy and Gowan Bank
Early on the 13th November a strong S.S.E. gale sprang up, with a very heavy sea. As all the small fishing boats were out, the life-boat coxswain and the coastguard kept watch. All boats came in except the Sonny Boy, and at 7.30 A.M. she was...
Finance In 1942.: Expenditure.
Expenditure in 1942 was £291,486. That was £12,261 more than in 1941, but much less than in a year of peace. The reason is that while in the last year of peace 16 new motor life-boats were sent to the coast, last year not one - out...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Ville de Gand
AUGUST 2 5TH. - GALWAY BAY, CO.
GALWAY. At 10 A.M. a m e s s a g e w a s received from the military coastguard lookout at Oghil Lighthouse that a boat was drifting four miles to the south-west, but it was not certain if...
Fire at Sea
'Very competently handled,' was the verdict of Portpatrick's honorary secretary after his crew put out a blaze aboard the yacht Roimbahn. - View image in PDF
with three men and two dogs aboard, on 24 August.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs