LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Books
• Commenting on Yacht Signalling by Bernard Hayman (Nautical Books, Macmillan, £8.95) Rear Admiral W. J.
Graham, director of the Institution, wrote: 'This most comprehensive book on signalling to and from yachts is...
Category: Articles
From 1903 to 1931 the Headquarters of the R.N.L.I, Were at 22 Charing Cross Road, London, W.C.2. Teas and Luncheons Were Conveniently Obtainable Next Door.
From 1903 to 1931 the headquarters of the R.N.L.I, were at 22 Charing Cross Road, London, W.C.2.
Teas and luncheons were conveniently obtainable next door..
Category: Articles
Rescue from a Shelled Steamer. Spanish Ship Attacked Off Cromer
SHORTLY after three in the afternoon of 2nd November, 1938, the coastguard at Cromer reported flashes and gun fire at sea. The firing shook the windows, and people, who crowded to the cliffs, could see the flashes. With binoculars, a large...
Category: Services
Ramsey Ladies' Guild Gave a Special Party In July for Their President Mrs Ann Ritchie During Which She Was Presented With the Vellum to Mark Her Election As An Honor
Ramsey ladies' guild gave a special party in July for their president, Mrs Ann Ritchie, during which she was presented with the vellum to mark her election as an honorary life governor of the Institution. The presentation was made by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In the Summer Issue of the Journal It Was Reported That Blyth Lifeboat Rnlb Shoreline Accompanied Newcastle Circumnavigator David Scott Cowper's Yacht Ocean Bound In to Blyth for a Recepti
In the summer issue of the journal it was reported that Blyth lifeboat, RNLB Shoreline, accompanied Newcastle circumnavigator David Scott Cowper's yacht Ocean Bound in to Blyth for a reception at the Royal Northumberland Yacht... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Aluminium Plates Are Fitted to the Frame
Aluminium Plates Are Fitted To The Frame. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Llfeboat Services
South Eastern Division Twenty rescued CAPE COAST, a 2,650 ton Panamanian cargo vessel, broadcast on Channel 16 VHP at 0327 on Wednesday January 10 that she was in distress and taking water in her engine room; she was 2.2 miles from Nab Tower...
Category: Services
Book Reviews
• Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI, was a man of considerable vision who always pursued his ideas relentlessly, though some of his schemes were not realised until after his death. He_ proposed the formation of an international...
Category: Articles
February
Launches 61 Lives rescued 72
FEBRUARY 1ST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 12.24 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen four miles south-west-by-west of Clacton pier, and half an hour later...
Category: Services
Fair Isle
On the evening of the 28th December the Life- boat Co-operator No. 3 was launched to the assistance of the armed trawler Fair Isle, which had stranded. The Life-boat rendered assistance, being engaged for some hours. On the following day...