LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Statistically Speaking
The Institution is re-analysing its records to investigate the causes of loss of life at sea. Some interesting facts are emerging.The RNLI exists for one simple reason - to save lives at sea. In the pursuit of that seemingly simple goal it...
Category: Articles
Over 200 Scouts
Over 200 Scouts, Guides, Cub Scouts and Brownies, members of Penarth Scout and Guide Swim Club, took part in a sponsored swim for the RNLl and raised £610. The monster cheque was presented by Phil Smith (I), Scout district treasurer, to... - View image in PDF
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There Are Many Facets to the Running of a Nation-Wide Lifeboat Service and Transport Is a Vital If Usually Inconspicuous Aspect
There are many facets to the running of a nation-wide lifeboat service, and transport is a vital, if usually inconspicuous, aspect.
The latest addition to the RNLI's road fleet is this 17 ton Mercedes 1726, a 260hp, V8... - View image in PDF
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Marston Green and District Branch Which Raised £132 for the Rnli
Could these two be having a language problem? Scooby, the Great Dane, meets Italian Greyhound Mattie, whose owner doesn't seem to approve of what is being said. These were just two of the 70 entrants in the dog show organised by Marston... - View image in PDF
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Awards to Honorary Workers
Honorary Life-Cover nor.
Mr. J. M. MAWSON, J.P., has been appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of the Insti- tution in recognition of the valuable services which he rendered as Honorary Secretary of the Piel (Barrow) Station...
Category: Awards
The Enterprise of Dublin
A schooner was observed ashore on the Causeway on the morning of the 12th March last, during a strong breeze from the E.N.E. and a rough sea. The Lifeboat Christopher Bmon put off at 7.30, and found that the crew of the vessel, which was the...
Mersey Class Lifeboat Margaret Jean Enters the Water for the First Time After Her Official Naming Ceremony
Mersey class lifeboat Margaret Jean enters the water for the first time after her official naming ceremony. - View image in PDF
Photo Gilbert Hampton Photography. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On Wednesday July 20 Shoreham Ilb Went to the Help of a Dinghy Capsized Off Shoreham Pier In Near Gale Force Winds and a Rough Sea the Three Students Rescue
On Wednesday, July 20, Shoreham ILB went to the help of a dinghy capsized off Shoreham Pier in near gale force winds and a rough sea. The three students rescued wrote to the crew the next day, sending a bottle of wine 'as a token of how... - View image in PDF
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Lifeboat People
In support of the City of Edinburgh lifeboat appeal to fund a 47ft Tyne class lifeboat for Fraserburgh, The Lord and Lady Provost of Edinburgh visited Fraserburgh on April 13 and were taken afloat in the station's present lifeboat, the...
Category: Articles
Twenty-One West Sussex Businessmen Took Part In a Sponsored Cycle Ride from Littlehampton to Rustington and Back In October In Aid of the RNLI the Only Unusual T
Twenty-one West Sussex businessmen took part in a sponsored cycle ride from Littlehampton to Rustington and back in October, in aid of the R.N.L.I. The only unusual thing was that all were on one cycle, said to be the largest in the world,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs