LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (24)
JULY 24TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An aeroplane was reported to have crashed in the sea, but the life-boat found nothing, and was signalled by an R.A.F. launch to return to her station. - Rewards, £11 5s..
November Gales. Launches of Life-Boats 26th—30th November, 1954
Life-boat Friday 26th Lerwick Aldeburgh Filey Yarmouth, I.o.W.
Valemia Saturday 27th Fishguard Southend-on-Sea Lizard Newhaven St. David's Casualty Hours at sea Lives rescued S.S. Granfoss ' 23 Trawler Pinguin 12 8...
Category: Services
Snurp VII
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 1.15 early on the morning of the 4th of May, 1957,the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned to say a message had been received that a vessel was ashore in Hoy Sound.
The life-boat Archibald & Alexander M...
I.R.B. Bounces Over Rocks
FOR a service in which Bridlington inshore rescue boat literally had to bounce over rocks on her way in to rescue two young men who had fallen over cliffs the Institution's thanks inscribed on vellum have been accorded to the IRB helms-...
Category: Services
Duke of Northumberland's Life-Boat Essay Competition, 1932
THE Duke of Northumberland's Life- boat Essay Competition was held this year for the twelfth time. The number of schools taking part in the competition was 2,249, as compared with 2,354 in 1931. The number of schools which took part in...
Category: Articles
Sailing Today
GET 3 ISSUES FOR JUST £1 We’re delighted to offer members of the RNLI this opportunity to help celebrate our 10th birthday with the next 3 issues of Sailing Today for just £1. Welcome aboard In case you haven’t picked up a copy of...
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Plymouth
Fleet Chief Petty Officer Charlie Haydon at HMS Raleigh, Plymouth, has pushed back the frontiers of sponsored fund raising yet one stage further. This is a sponsored whaler smash. Two teams of new recruits to the Navy, armed with sledge... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Above) Richard Perks, Inspector of Lifeboats for the East Division
(above) Richard Perks, inspector of lifeboats for the East Division was in command for the passage to Aldeburgh from the training centre at Poole.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Terrible Twins
Caister, Norfolk. At 9.35 on the morning of the llth of May, 1958, the motor mechanic saw a small ship's boat, which had broken down with engine trouble north of Caister Elbow buoy.
Ten minutes later the life-boat Jose...
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