LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards
SOUTH BANK, LONDON, TUESDAY MAY 17 1982: 1,281 people rescued; nearly £16 million raised NOT MANY spring or early summer days have been sunny this year, but Tuesday May 17, when RNLI people from all parts of England, Ireland, Scotland...
Category: Meetings
The Ramsey Island Boat
St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 4th April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fire had been observed on Ramsey Island. The honorary secre- tary took no immediate action because in the...
Broquet In Tank Catalysts
SAVE MONEY ON PETROL SAFELY ACHIEVE MORE POWER, EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE INLONGTE In 1988 Henry Broquet was awarded che USSR Peace Medal.
REDUCED FUEL CONSUMPTION REDUCED EXHAUST EMISSIONS THE USE OF UNLEADED PETROL ON...
Category: Advertisement
The S.S. Dun Aengus
NINE RESCUED FROM IRISH STEAMER Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—At 1.25 in the afternoon of the 24th of May, 1947, a message was received from the master of the S.S. Dun Aengus, of Galway, that his ship had run aground at Inishmaan. He...
8. Over She Goes!
8. Over she goes! The Atlantic 21 and her crew of three are put through their paces during the capsize and righting display. - View image in PDF
Ptiolo Bob Kennovtn. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Cruisada
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—On the evening of the 7th of April a small vessel was observed in the Wallet Channel, S.E. of Clacton Pier, during a strong S.W. wind and a very rough sea. With the aid of a powerful glass, it was seen that she wasdisabled,...
The National Fire Service Float Gladys
JANUARY 3 1 ST AND FEBRUARY 1 ST. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 11 A.M.on the 31st of January the naval control reported that the National Fire Service float Gladys, lying half a mile west of the pier, was driving on to the sands, and at...
The S.S. Paris
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE.—A message was received from the Gunfleet Lighthouse, on the 18th February, stating that a vessel was ashore. A moderate S.W.
breeze was then blowing; the sea was smooth, and the weather thick and...
The First of the Three Barnett- Stromness Model Lifeboats
The first of the three Barnett- Stromness model lifeboats to be 'commissioned', seen as though launching down a slipway with its proud 'coxswain', just three days short of his eighth birthday. He has called the model Falmouth... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Angling Vessel Badger
Pushed to the limit Two inshore lifeboats were tested to their limits on 9 March 2002, when an angling vessel with a crew of three was in difficulty 1.5 miles from Southend-on-Sea. The weather was fair and dry.
but there...