LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to ttem, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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Yacht Monie
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At about 9.9 P.M. on the 1st June, 1938, the Cliff End coastguard telephoned that a yacht was in distress at the mouth of Lymington River. She was the auxiliary cutter yacht Monie, of Southampton, bound with a crew...
A Small Fishing Boat
At 5 P.M. on the 1st April, during a moderate S. gale, with a heavy sea, informa- tion was received from the Coastguard that a small fishing boat outside Lune Deep appeared to be in difficulties. The crew of the Motor Life-boat N.T. were...
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Jump from pier SOUTHEND STATION MECHANIC, Robert Chalk, was walking with two friends, Frederick Robinson (ILB crew) and Bernard Barton, near the lifeboathouse on Southend Pier at 0900 on Monday, November 25, 1974, when, looking into the sea...
People and Places
Drama after the draw! The former Beirut hostage, John McCarthy, and comedienne Sandi Toksvig drew a massive crowd to Weymouth's harbourside when they kept a promise to the RNLI to pick the winning tickets in the 66th National Lottery.<...
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64 YEARS WITH THE QUEEN
Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI, believed that sea rescue was ‘a cause which extends from the palace to the cottage ... and which addresses itself with equal force to all the best feelings of every class in the state.’ So began our... - View image in PDF
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An Aeroplane (15)
SEPT. 9TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX, AND DUNGENESS, KENT. At 9.29 P.M .
the coastguard at Fairlight reported that an aeroplane had come down in the sea a mile to the east. The weather was clear and the sea was calm. At 9.35 the...
Buried Treasure!
Buried Treasure! Ron Warner, treasurer of Sennen Cove guild, is always looking for ways to raise RNLI funds - his latest venture, a treasure hunt, raised over £650. Using a large map of Derbyshire, Ron sectioned it off into cross... - View image in PDF
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Lizzie
Propeller fouled A SOFT FISHING BOAT, Lizzie, With tWO men on board was reported overdue by a fisherman at Annan on the Scottish side of the Solway Firth on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 29, 1986. The deputy launching authority at Silloth...
Bridlington's Mersey Class 1 Lifeboat Peggy and Alex Caird
Lightning strike Bridlington's Mersey class 1 ifeboat Peggy and Alex Caird, alerted in the service above, is pictured in action later, on 27 June 1989, when she was called to the aid of a Whitbyregistered coble. The vessel had been... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs