LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Keeping It In the Family
The RNLI has a long history of family involvement. It is not unusual for several generations of one family to volunteer and many stations see a handful of names turn up time and again in the station history. Happily this tradition does not... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Motor Fishing Coble Sheila
DECEMBER 6TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
During the afternoon the local motor fishing coble Sheila became overdue. A northwesterly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable for the motor life-boat to...
The Story of a Goose
ON Sunday morning, 8th February, the Ramsey Life-boat went out to a ketch which was seen to be flying signals of distress a little way outside the harbour.
A strong breeze was blowing, but the sea was smooth and the...
Category: Articles
The Belgian Motor Trawler Jeannine
FEBRUARY 7TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.
At 9.20 A.M. the coastguard at Porthleven reported a vessel apparently indistress half a mile to the S.S.W. A W.S.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat W. and S. was...
Right: Gary Reveals the Plans
Right: Gary reveals the plans about his programme to members ofAIOemey's lifeboat crew.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The British Tanker Esso Canterbury
Valentia, Co. Cork - At 9 a.m. on 2nd March, 1966, the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre at Haulbowline informed the honorary secretary that there was a sick man on board the British tanker Esso Canterbury and that her estimated time of...
The Late George Palmer, Esq.
WE recently had to record the death of our late valued Chairman, Mr. WILSON, and now his old friend and coadjutor in the cause of humanity, Mr, PALMER, late Deputy- Chairman of the Royal Shipwreck Institution, and Inventor of the Life-boats...
Category: Obituaries
The RNLI's 175Th Anniversary Roadshow
The RNLI's 175th Anniversary Roadshow takes to the road this year and will be visiting a variety of °Pular locations to sPreacl tne word.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Watson Cabin Life-Boat for the U.S.A. American Tribute to the Boats of the Institution
WHEN Rear-Admiral F. C. Billard, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, and the other American delegates attended the second International Life-boat Conference, which was held in Paris last June, they visited Life-boat Stations in...
Category: Articles
The Admiralty Fuelling Steamer, Rosa
Ashore under the Flamborough Cliffs, April 28th. 1930. - View image in PDF
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Category: Photographs