LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
John Edmunds,
John Edmunds, coxswain of Hastings lifeboat from 1961 to 1971. He joined the crew in the 1940's and served as bowman from 1960 until his appointment as coxswain..
Category: Obituaries
Royal Visits
Top) HRH The Duchess of Kent talks to crew and station personnel at Pwllheli lifeboat station during her tour. - View image in PDF
Photo Peter Westley Photography. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Francis Verrill
Francis Verrill, coxswain of Staithes & Runswick lifeboat from 1952 to 1966. Hejoined the crew in 1947 serving as bowman until 1952 when he became second coxswain, being appointed coxswain later that same year..
Category: Obituaries
Lt David Stogdon Former Superintendent
Lt David Stogdon, former superintendent RNLI Cowes base who advised on the building of Koningin Beatrix, with Bernard de Jong, former inspector of the South Holland Lifeboat Society, ZHRM.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Box of Arbroath Smokeys for Hrh the Duke of Kent
A box of Arbroath smokeys for HRH The Duke of Kent, president of the Institution, from Coxswain Douglas Matthewson. It is at Arbroath that the 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat RNLB Shoreline is stationed.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Festival Friends
As a tribute to Robert who first cemented the bond between CAMRA and the Peterborough branch, a framed picture of him was recently presented by his parents to the Redcar lifeboat crew (shown above).. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Seven-Year-Old Neil West
Seven-year-old Neil West, of Ravensheud, proudly displays the "Jiin'/l Fix It" budge and Storm Force certificate he received after appearing on Jimmy Savile's popular BBC television programme. Neil wrote to the programme... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
La Belle Dame
ST HELIER, JERSEY, August 23, 1987: the 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Thomas James King takes in tow the 48ft cabin cruiser La Belle Dame after a MAYDAY alert, when the Shoreham-based vessel hit the Hinguette reef at 1418 and began to sink....
A Canoe
MARCH 18TH. - BEAUMARIS, ANGLESEY.
A canoe had capsized, but the two persons on board were drowned before the lifeboat could reach them. - Rewards, £19 11s..
'A stark reminder'
The 60th anniversary of one of the RNLI’s most tragic days was marked at Arbroath in October.
Six crewmen died when the lifeboat Robert Lindsay was struck by huge waves close to the harbour and capsized on 27 October 1953....
Category: Articles