LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Prince of Wales and the Life-Boat Service
Speeches of His Royal Highness at the Annual General Meeting on the 18th March, 1893, "As your chairman to-day it is my duty to move the first resolution, which is 'That the report now read be adopted, printed and circulated.'...
Category: Meetings
On the Employment of the Laryngoscope In the Treatment of Asphyxia By Submersion
By A DE LABORDETTE, Surgeon to the Hospital of Laisieux, Knight of the Legion of Honour.
THE laryngoscope has been the subject of a favourable report made to the Imperial Academy of Medicine by Professor...
Category: Articles
HM the Queen Breaks the Traditional Champagne Bottle
HM The Queen breaks the traditional champagne bottle against the lifeboat as RNLI Chairman Peter Nicholson looks on. Picture: Simon Cuiiiford. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 15th September, 1932.
Sir GODFREY BABIKQ, Bt., in the chair.
Passed a Vote of Thanks to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., for his kindness in attending the Inaugural Ceremony of the new motor...
Category: Committee
The Princess Royal at the Helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21
The Princess Royal at the helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat with Storm Force's Leading Hand Peter Phillips in his custon-made bump cap seated behind her.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Scottish Life-Boat Council
THE Scottish Council held the first of its meetings for 1928 on 26th March, in Glasgow. The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., Chairman of the Council, presided, and there were representatives present from Glasgow, Buckie, Perth, Greenock...
Category: Meetings
The Danish Motor Vessel Idalith
DANISH VESSEL ESCORTED INTO HARBOUR Fowey, Cornwall. At 5.30 on the afternoon of the 7th March, 1963, Lloyd's agent at Fowey informed the honorary secretary that a vessel had gone ashore north-east of Par harbour while attempting to...
The Navy's Help In 1941.
In 1941 the Navy contributed £3408 to the Life-boat Service. That is £1311 than in 1940, and seven times as much as in the last year of peace..
Category: Articles
Feature View from the Cockpit
Where do search and rescue helicopters go when they're not saving lives? James Ferguson hitches a ride with RAF Lossiemouth to find out.British military helicopters and RNLI lifeboats have been working together for over 50 years, with...
Category: Articles
Feature Building Into the Millennium
Building into the millennium Shoreworks manager Howard Richings reaches the final leg of his epic voyage - travelling from Aith, in the Shetland Islands, to Eyemouth on the Scottish mainland.It is appropriate that we commence the final leg...
Category: Articles