LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of Life-Boats In Connection With the National Life-Boat Institution
CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. — On the 29th March, 1859, a pilot coble, with 2 men in her, being caught by a strong N. E. wind and heavy sea, was observed to be in, danger; the Cullercoats life-boat was quickly launched, and proceeded to her...
Category: Services
WAVING ANNIE GOODBYE
Wicklow lifeboat crew reflect on 30 years of lifesaving with the last of the Tyne class lifeboats – the Annie Blaker
In 1982, Dexy’s Midnight Runners got the world on the dancefloor. A little boy named William became third...
Category: Articles
The Belgian Yacht Haura
Lifeboatmen transferred to Belgian yacht in gale and heavy seas A joint service by Southwold's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat Quiver and Lowestoft's Tyne Spirit of Lowestoft has won two lifeboatmen framed letters of thanks from the...
Give it a go: Walking the coast
With a combined total of more than 10,000 miles waterproof boots. to explore, our coastal paths are some of the most epic walking routes in the world. Alex Ellis-Roswell, almost 8 months into his 2-year coastal walk that will...
Category: Articles
Building Up to the Millennium Ii
The RNLI's Shoreworks Manager Howard Richings continues his look at the Institution's shore facilities T;• he effects of coastal geology on the costs of operating the lifeboat service may not be immediately apparent, but the relative...
Category: Articles
Ramsgate's Atlantic 21 Lifeboat
Ramsgate's Atlantic 21 Lifeboat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (21)
MAY 23RD. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
It was feared that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £18 0s. 3d..
Vessel overdue
On Tuesday 24 June, Julie Maskell had just arrived for duty in the RNLI Operations room at Poole. She settled into her chair and hoped for a quiet evening. Moments later, at 6pm, she received a call from Arqiva’s control room. As well as...
Category: Articles
Us Coast Guard 44Ft and 4Ft Lifeboats As Stationed on the New England Coast
US Coast Guard 44ft and 41ft lifeboats as stationed on the New England coast.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Arosa
Twelve Spanish fishermen lost their lives when their trawler sank in appalling weather off the west coast of Ireland. Just one man, 24-year-old Ricardo Garcia, was saved after the Welsh-registered Arosa hit rocks on 3 October last year..<...