LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Reise working with the Dredger Queen of Holland
Humber, Yorkshire - At 12.25 a.m.
on 13th October, 1968, it was learnt that a small boat with five men aboard was ashore near Patrington Haven. As the tide was ebbing the small boat was in no immediate danger. The boarding...
The Prototype 47Ft Tyne Fast Slipway Lifeboat City of London
The prototype 47ft Tyne fast slipway lifeboat City of London (1) and the relief 33ft Brede lifeboat to be named Merchant Navy heading out through Poole Harbour at the start of their passage to Gothenburg where they were demonstrated at the... - View image in PDF
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Mrs. Elizabeth Jessop and Her 12-Year-Old Daughter Penelope Being Landed By the Walmer IRB on 3rd September, 1967, After Getting Into Difficulties While Sailing
Mrs. Elizabeth Jessop and her 12-year-old daughter Penelope being landed by the Walmer IRB on 3rd September, 1967, after getting into difficulties while sailing.. - View image in PDF
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The Anastatia
DRIFTING TOWARDS THE ROCKS Wicklow.—At 4.30 in the afternoon of January 28th, 1947, the lighthouse keeper at Wicklow Head telephoned that a fishing boat was flying distress signals half a mile south-east of the Head. A strong...
The Minesweeper B.Y.M.2051
JANUARY 23RD. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. About 6.55 in the morning the coastguard telephoned a message from the naval authorities at Lowestoft that a vessel in Corton Roads was in need of help and the motor life-boat Louise...
On Wednesday July 20 Shoreham Ilb Went to the Help of a Dinghy Capsized Off Shoreham Pier In Near Gale Force Winds and a Rough Sea the Three Students Rescue
On Wednesday, July 20, Shoreham ILB went to the help of a dinghy capsized off Shoreham Pier in near gale force winds and a rough sea. The three students rescued wrote to the crew the next day, sending a bottle of wine 'as a token of how... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Harriet
At 8 P.M. on the 5th January, a steamer was seen aground on the Barber Sands, and the crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden were mustered and the boat launched. She proceeded to the sands and there found the s.s. Harriet of Middlesbrough...
Life-Boat Lost Off Weston
A LIFE-BOAT on temporary duty at the Weston-super-Mare station parted from her moorings on the afternoon of the 12th April, and was driven on to rocks and was so severely damaged that she has had to be written off as a total...
Category: Articles
Balloons Being Launched During the Large Scale R.N.L.I, Competition at the End of Last Year.
Compiled by Grahame Farr with the help of members of the Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society 1—Which life-boat station is farthest from the shore? 2—Where are old life-boat houses now used as (a) a library, and (b] an aquarium? 3—Which... - View image in PDF
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A Sponsored Fin (Swimming With Flippers) By Castlereagh Sub-Aqua Club
A sponsored fin (swimming with flippers) by Castlereagh Sub-Aqua club produced £500 for Bangor branch.
John Houston, a member of the club, presented the cheque to Roger Killiner of Bangor lifeboat crew. A further £... - View image in PDF
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