LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats In October, November and December. 69 Lives Rescued
OCTOBER DURING October life - boats were launched on service 50 times and rescued 41 lives.
ESCORT FOR KETCH IN TOW OF TRAWLER Walmer, Kent. At 1.42 early on the morning of the 1st of October, 1958, the coastguard told the...
Category: Services
A Dutch fairground organ, 65 years old, has recently raised over £50 for the R.N.L.I.
A Dutch fairground organ, 65 years old, has recently raised over £50 for the R.N.L.I. It belongs to Mr. A. B. Mason of King's Lynn, Norfolk, and travels round the Brancaster area towed by a land rover, with Mr. Mason in... - View image in PDF
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Stop Press
Corrections The Spring 2007 centre-spread picture of the rescue team at Tenby included representatives of the local Police, Ambulance, Fire and Coastguard services, though these were omitted from the caption. Sincere apologies to all...
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Kommander Svend Foyn
RAMSGATE.—At 3.45 P.M. on 29th November, in answer to signals from the North Goodwin Light-vessel, the Life-boat Bradford was towed out of the harbour by the steam-tug Aid. A strong N.W.
gale was blowing at the time,...
On May 20, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the RNLI stand at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, and spoke with (I. to r.) Coxswain Albert Bird, Second Coxswain Charles Begg and Motor Mechanic Ian Jack. photograph by courtesy of Aberdeen Journals
On May 20, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the RNLI stand at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, and spoke with (I. to r.) Coxswain Albert Bird, Second Coxswain Charles Begg and Motor Mechanic Ian Jack. photograph by courtesy of Aberdeen... - View image in PDF
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Listings
Naming ceremoniesGeorgina Stanley Taylor at Tenby This D class lifeboat is the second to be funded by the generosity of Mrs Georgina Stanley Taylor.
It replaces the Stanley Taylor, which she funded in memory of her late...
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Vera Robinson Mbe
No article on the Zetland and the RNLI at Redcar would be complete without mention of Vera Robinson MBE. Vera joined the Redcar ladies lifeboat guild as a committee member in 1930 and has held every position in the fl guild during the last... - View image in PDF
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Life-Boat Establishments
THE following Circular*, which has been issued by the Board of Trade to Life-boat Committees throughout the United Kingdom, provides, under certain indispensable conditions, for the increased efficiency of the lifeboat service.
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The Lifeboat Was Made By Mrs Jean Peel
Over J,000 hand-made paper flowers were needed to transform a rowing boat into a 47ft Watson class lifeboat. The old Coniston custom of dressing rowing boats has been revived as part of Coniston water festival. The lifeboat was made by Mrs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Your message to the crews
At a time when many people are exchanging New Year wishes, what would your message to our volunteer crews be?
As part of an appeal to raise funds for two new Shannon class lifeboats and launching equipment, supporters are...
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