LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Visits Scarborough Boathouse
H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Visits Scarborough Boathouse. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Joint Exercise
An exercise was held in May, 1968, in which an R.A.F. Shackleton from Kinloss co-operated with the Lerwick life-boat. The exercise took place at night.
The Inspector of No. 2 Life-boat Area, Lt.-Cmdr. L. A. Forbes, R.N.,...
Category: Articles
April
Launches 41 Lives rescued 56
APRIL 3RD. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
A message was received from the son of the life-boat coxswain, Dumble, that his father and his father’s partner were out in their crab-boat...
Category: Services
A Hundred Years Ago
KESSINGLAXD, SUFFOLK.—In the ac- count we gave, in our 15th Number, of the establishment of a life-boat by the seamen of Scratby, in Norfolk, we stated that we hoped to see this novel feature in the cause of "preservation of life from...
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Man overboard
The launch was one of their toughest – what would the lifeboat volunteers find when they reached the casualty, dragging in the water?
It was a bright and breezy morning on
4 September 2009 when a man and...
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The Rnli Medina 35' Rigid Hull on Which the 31In Diameter Inflatable Sponson Will Be Mounted Has a Long Fine Bow Which Cuts Cleanly Through the Crests Waves Her Sheer Is Bold Giving Her Con
The RNLI Medina 35's rigid hull, on which the 31in diameter inflatable sponson will be mounted, has a long, fine bow which cuts cleanly through the crests of waves. Her sheer is bold, giving her considerable reserve buoyancy.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
THE NEW LIFEBOAT produced through the efforts of thousands of Scouts in 'Operation Lifeboat' is to be stationed at Hartlepool. The allocation of the boat to this station happened by chance to coincide with a decision of the Committee...
Category: Articles
George and Elizabeth Gow
RESERVE LIFE-BOAT TAKEN IN TOW Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 11.16 on the morning of the 12th May, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that he had received a request from the reserve life-boat George and Elizabeth Gow for...
Magic moments
They have helped Harry Potter out of a few scrapes on the big screen – but what real lifesaving antics have cinema’s favourite twins been getting up to?
Filmgoers have been under Harry Potter’s...
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