LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rubber Boat (3)
OCTOBER 2lST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA (AT BRIGHTLINGSEA), ESSEX, A rubber boat had been reported adrift, but a long and thorough search only resulted in three lifebelts being picked up. - Rewards, £20 2s. 3d..
Raf Brawdy 202 Squadron Challenge Trophy
There was a definite air of inter-rescue services co-operation when Tenby lifeboat crew won the RAF Brawdy 202 Squadron challenge trophy in a darts competition between Pembrokeshire rescue organisations. The £128.31 raised in the raffle... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rnli Director Rear Admiral W J Graham (I) With Mr Roger Smith Deputy Chairman of Tricentrol Plc
RNLI director, Rear Admiral W. J. Graham (I), with Mr Roger Smith, deputy chairman of Tricentrol PLC after the official handing over by the oil company of their gift of a new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat for use in the relief fleet. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Above) the First 33Ft Brede Lifeboat
(Above) The first 33ft Brede lifeboat to go to station, Ann Ritchie, is demonstrated to the principal guests after her naming ceremony.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Dinghies (4)
Seven lifeboat stations involved in 21 hour search for missing anglersA complex service on 14 April 1991 involved all seven lifeboat stations from Dover to Newhaven, lasted 21 hours and involved searching of an area of 3,400 square miles for...
The British Airways Helicopter G-BEON
Crashed helicopter FALMOUTH COASTGUARD informed the deputy launching authority of St Mary's lifeboat station. Isles of Scilly, at 1250 on Saturday July 16. 1983, that the British Airways helicopter G-BEON was overdue at St Mary's...
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats In January, February and March. 15 Lives Rescued
JANUARY DURING January life-boats were launched on service 30 times but rescued no lives.
FIREMEN TAKEN TO BELGIAN TRAWLER Selsey, Sussex. At 8.20 on the morn- ing of 4th January, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary...
Category: Services
Letters
Not just boats, you know The cover picture from your winter 2001/02 issue of the Lifeboat showed one of our squadron helicopters, Callsign Rescue 193, operating with a Severn class lifeboat. Inside you incorrectly identified this as an RAF...
Category: Correspondence
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, llth November, 1937.
Sir GODFRBY BARING, Bt., in the chair:— Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d.
Mr. Gordon Armstrong . . 8,000 0 0 Cunard...
Category: Committee