LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Motorship Eminent
Fowey, Cornwall.—At 7.33 on the morning of the 16th of March, 1956, the Polruan coastguard rang up to say that the motorship Eminent, of Am- sterdam, had wirelessed that she had broken down about one mile south- east of Fowey and...
Torbay Lifeboat the 54Ft Arun Edward Bridges (Civil
Torbay lifeboat, the 54ft Arun Edward Bridges (Civil Service No. 37), approaching Haldon Pier, Torquay, in the early hours of October 22, 1980, to land a badly injured man rescued from a car over the cliffs (see... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
With Coxswain Thomas Cocking and Members of the St. Ives Crew
Behind the Duke are Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Institution, and the Mayor of the City of Westminster. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Isaac Clark of Runswick: When He Retired Last Year He Had Given 59 Years of Service to His Station—20 Years As a Crew Member 34 As Winchman and Five As a Shore H
Isaac Clark of Runswick: when he retired last year he had given 59 years of service to his station—20 years as a crew member, 34 as winchman and five as a shore helper—and his connection with the lifeboat extended back even longer than the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Reaching the limits
It was the morning of Saturday 24 May 2008 and the sailor, en route from the Azores to Ireland, was in considerable pain. He struggled to control his yacht in the rough seas that would inevitably worsen – gales were expected for the evening....
Category: Articles
Inaugural Ceremonies of Motor Life-Boats
Southend-on-Sea, Essex and The Humber, Yorkshire.
LIEUTENANT H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE, E.G., G.C.V.O., R.N., named the Motor Life-boat which was sent last autumn to Southend-on-Sea, on 8th July last, the name given to the boat...
Category: Inaugurations
The Fishguard Crew Outside the House of the Institution
The Fishguard Crew Outside The House of the Institution. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Dowsing Lightvessel
Humber, Yorkshire - At 9.30 a.m.
on 19th October, 1966, news was received that a member of the crew of the Dowsing lightvessel required to be taken ashore for medical treatment. As there was no urgency it was decided to...
(Above) Margate's New 37 Ft 6in Rother Lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No 38) on the Day of Her Naming
(Above) Margate's new 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No. - View image in PDF
38) on the day of her naming.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Alonso
ST. IVES, -CORNWALL.—At 12.15 A.M. on the 10th January the Life-boat Exeter was launched, it having been reported that a vessel lying about five miles W. of St. Ives Head was burning flambeaux and blue lights. A strong N. gale was blowing...