LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Old and New Passing Through
Caught on camera at Kirwall Harbour is the station's new Severn 1 class lifeboat, Margaret Foster, (centre) which arrived in March 1998.
She is joined by the ex- Kirkwall Arun class lifeboat, Mickie... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Darling, from Beaumaris
NEW BRIGHTON.—On the 28th January, at 1.30 P.M., a signal from the Crosby Lightship gave warning that a vessel in distress near Tailor's Bank required the aid of a Life-boat. The tubular Life-boat was thereupon manned, and proceeded in...
Grace Darling and Her Home
Grace Darling and Her Islands.
By Constance Smedley (The Religious Tract Society. Is. 6d. net.) Miss SMEDLEY did a public service two years ago when she wrote Grace Darling and Her Times. It was the first full and accurate...
Category: Articles
The Dailing Dinghy Imp and a Canoe
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At 2.5 on the afternoon of the 13th of August, 1954, the police reported that a sailing dinghy had capsized off Meols. At 2.49 the life-boat Oldham IV was launched.
The sea was rough, a moderate westerly...
Kattie Darling and Prothesa
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—One of the worst storms ever experienced on this coast prevailed on the morning of the 1st November, the wind blowing almost a hurricane from the S.S.E., and the sea running mountains high. At 9.30 a signal of distress...
Life-Boat In the Lord Mayor's Show Passing St. Paul's
Life-Boat In The Lord Mayor's Show Passing St Paul's. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Interior of the Grace Darling Memorial Museum
In the corner of the room is the bust of Grace Darling by David Dunbar. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Calling Up of Life-Boatmen.
Letters received by the Institution, and articles in the press, have shown that many people think the Ministry of Labour is taking from the Life-boat Service for the fighting forces men whom the Institution wishes to keep. That is not so....
Category: Articles
Passing Through Canongate
The Procession on Edinburgh life-boat day.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Open Pulling Boat
MAY 1ST. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
At about 1.20 P.M. the coastguard reported a small open pulling boat about two and a half miles from the look-out, and the No. 1 motor life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched at 1.30 P.M. A...