LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shoreline
ONE SUNDAY in July I had the great pleasure of meeting lifeboatmen from Blyth, the station on the north east coast of England for which the Rother lifeboat being funded by the Shoreline appeal is destined. Motor Mechanic Colin Cutherbertson,...
Category: Articles
Inshore Lifeboat Services March April and May 1975
Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 31, April 2, 4, May 10, 11 and 27.
Abersoch, Gwynedd April 11, 27 and May 27.
Aberystwyth, Dyfed May 31.Arran (Lamlash), Strathclyde May 11, 24 and 31.
Atlantic...
Category: Services
H.M. S.M.L. A 322
Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—At 3.50 on the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1956, H.M. S.M.L. A 322 was observed to be aground on a rock outside Mallaig harbour. The life-boat Sir Arthur Rose put out at four o'clock with the second coxswain...
Mr. F. G. Reed, Honorary Secretary at Ilfracombe, Believes That a Life-Boat Picture Gallery Is a Major Attraction at Any Holiday Resort With a Life-Boat
Mr. F. G. Reed, honorary secretary at Itfracotnbe, believes that a life-boat picture gallery is a major attraction at any holiday resort with a life-boat. Elsewhere the same view is held. Here Mr. D. Harvey, of Cromer, is pictured with his... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sunday May 26 1974: North Berwick Ilb Blue Peter Iii Took Medical Assistance to a Boy Who Had Fallen Over the Cliff In a Bay Which Could Only Be Reached from Seaward T
Sunday, May 26, 1974: North Berwick ILB Blue Peter III took medical assistance to a boy who had fallen over the cliff in a bay which could only be reached from seaward. The boy was found to be too badly injured to be taken off by sea, and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Your Letters
Whilst reading the winter 1999/00 issue of the lifeboat, I came across the piece about the refurbished lifeboat Queen Victoria which was said to be thought as the oldest RNLI lifeboat in existence.
It is not the oldest boat...
Category: Correspondence
The Hull and Deck Assembly of the Prototype Fab 4 Is Hoisted Into William Osborne's Yard at Littlehampton for Fitting Out
The hull and deck assembly of the prototype FAB 4 is hoisted into William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton for fitting out.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Above) Alan Jones, Coxswain of the Mumbles Lifeboat Draws the Winning Ticket for the Wales and West Mercia Region Watched By David Steel, Director of Volvo
(above) Alan Jones, coxswain of The Mumbles lifeboat draws the winning ticket for the Wales and West Mercia Region watched by David Steel, director of Volvo agents FRF Motors.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Humberside Police's Fivestrong Mounted Section Has Been Patrolling Local Beaches and Inland Waterways for the Past Three Years As Part of Their General Duties Last S
Humberside police's fivestrong mounted section has been patrolling local beaches and inland waterways for the past three years as part of their general duties. Last summer an emergency lifeline was added to their... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hands-on history of lifesaving
A 2-year interactive exhibition on search and rescue has opened at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth.
We’ve loaned the museum a B class lifeboat, a lifeguard all-terrain vehicle and a range of collection...
Category: Articles