LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Yacht
SEPTEMBER 30TH. - NEWCASTLE, CO.
DOWN. A motor yacht had broken down in Dundrum Bay and had burnt flares, but she had been driven ashore before the lifeboat could reach her and her crew were able to land. The yacht was...
Around the Coast
SECOND OF THE STEEL HULLED 18 knot fast afloat Thames class lifeboats, Elizabeth Ann, 50-002, recently completed her first comparative trials with the prototype, 50-001, and with an Arun class boat, 52-02. Although only light to moderate...
Category: Articles
The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended the 30th June, 1900
As the years roll on the interest of the people of Great Britain in maritime matters would seem to increase rather than to diminish, and we therefore feel that in drawing the attention of the public, and more especially that part of it...
Category: Articles
Classifieds
GIFTS THG VANTAGE PRO Vantage PRO weather stations offer forecasting, on-screen graphing for every sensor, and multiple alarm settings.
Monitor UV temperature, wind, rain, barametric pressure, humidity and more. Quick-view...
Category: Advertisement
The Centenary of the Institution
PLANS FOR ITS CELEBRATION.
We are now within four months of the end of our first century. The Institution was founded on 4th March, 1824, at a " Public Meeting of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants, and others held at the...
Category: Articles
Scotland Community News
Welcome to your community news for Scotland. For all the latest from where you are, head to RNLI.org/news
Words: Anna Burn. Photos: Kathryn Campbell, Quarriers Carer Support Service,
RNLI/(Buckie, Graham...
Category: Articles
Casamance (3)
FEBRUARY 17TH. - HARTLEPOOL, AND SEAHAM, DURHAM, AND REDCAR, AND WHITBY, YORKSHIRE. Shortly after midnight a message came to the Hartlepool honorary secretary’s house from the coastguard that the life-boat was wanted. The honorary secretary...
An Aeroplane (73)
SEPTEMBER 24TH. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £21 7s. 6d.
Membership News
It was formally announced at the AGM in May that subscription rates for adult membership schemes are to increase from 1 September this year. Neil Morris (left), Membership Marketing Manager, explains the reasons for the increases, just how...
Category: Articles
Headstrong
Rescue against the clock Drifting closer to a rocky shore minute by minute, the yacht Headstrong needed help to survive the night. But would the Plymouth lifeboat reach them in time?Hampered by fishing gear around her propeller, Headstrong...