LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Dog Tired
Word came on 7 April that a dog was in trouble off Dynamite quay, St Ives – and that a man was about to try to rescue it. The tide was rushing out of the estuary, making any such attempt by a swimmer extremely dangerous. When the D class...
Category: Articles
Viking
Two saved after ten-hour service in south westerly gale Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's Waveney class lifeboatBarham was involved in an arduous, ten-hour service to a yacht on 10 July 1988. The service, in gale force conditions, has been...
A New Civil Service Life-Boat
A NEW motor life-boat, the gift of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund, has been completed this year and stationed at Walmer, Kent. There are now six motor life-boats on the coast built out of the Fund—three on the English coast, at Walmer and...
Category: Inaugurations
Record of the Branches: 1926—1927. The 20 Branches With the Highest Collection
The 20 Branches with the highest Collection.
WE publish below a table showing the twenty Branches which made the largest contributions to the Institution during the Branch financial year ending September 30th,...
Category: Branches
IRB Launches
Rescues by IRBs in June were carried out by the following stations: NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 7 p.m. on 27th June, 1966, a dinghy was reported adrift half a mile to seaward of Skipsea.
The IRB was...
Category: Services
In Development
The RNLI’s naval engineers are developing a new class of all-weather lifeboat, currently codenamed FCB2 (fast carriage boat 2). The FCB2 will replace the Mersey class lifeboat, and the first is expected on station in 2013.
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 9th October, 1890.
Colonel FiTzRoY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Correspondence,...
Category: Committee
Red Lion Brinkley
For a full 24 hours regulars at the Red Lion, Brinkley, played various pub games sponsored in aid of the RNLl. Mine host and hostess, Les and Pat James, stayed up with the players, providing reviving food and drink round the clock. Roger... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Inset- the Red Arrows
Inset- The Red Arrows take time out of their busy schedule to put on a stunning display.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Index to Advertisers
Brookes & Gatehouse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 C.W.C. Equipment Ltd 112 Clark, Chapman & Company Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112...
Category: Index