LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Inshore Lifeboat Services March April and May 1979
Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 7, 17, April 17 (twice) and May 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd March 24, April 5, 19 and 28 Atlantic College, South Glamorgan April 15 (twice), 22 (twice), May 5, 6 and 29 Bangor, Co. Down April 27, May 14 and 20 Barmouth,...
Category: Services
Offshore Lifeboat Services June July and August 1979
Aldeburgh, Suffolk August 9 Amble, Northumberland July 4 Angle, Dyfed June 2, 24, July 3, 8 and August 15 (twice) Anstruther, Fife June 15 and August 28 Appledore, North Devon June 10 and July 31 Arklow, Wicklow July 12, 18, 21 and August 16...
Category: Services
People and Places
On Station The following lifeboats have taken up duty: All-weather Ballyglass - Severn 17-15 (ON 1235) Bryan and Gordon on 14 August Stromness-Severn 17-16 (ON1236) Violet Dorothy and Kathleen on 22 October Holyhead- Arun 52-37 Kenneth...
Category: Articles
Other IRB Launches
In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 29, 39, 44, the following launches on service were made during the months September to November, 1967, inclusive.
Abersoch,...
Category: Services
July
Launches 35 Lives rescued 8 JULY 8TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 7.46 in the morning the Deal coastguard reported that a four-engined bombing aeroplane, belonging to the R.A.F., had crashed in the sea about two and three-quarter miles east of the...
Category: Services
Despite Gale Force Winds and Driving Rain About 1000 People Attended the Service of Dedication on April Jo of Abersoch's New Atlantic 21 Wolverhampton the Ilb T
Despite gale force winds and driving rain, about 1.000 people attended the service of dedication on April JO of Abersoch's new Atlantic 21, Wolverhampton. The ILB, together with her tractor and boathtntse, provided b Wolverhampton... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sergeant Bob Martin
Sergeant Bob Martin – Chelsea Pensioner and fundraiser extraordinare (see the Lifeboat Summer 2006).
Category: Obituaries
Coxswain Donald MacLeod
Coxswain Donald MacLeod (see left and the Lifeboat Winter 2006–7).. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Friday, 21st May, 1920.
Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Reported the death of Major-General Sir COLERIDGE GROVE, K.C.B., who had been a member of the Committee of Management of the Institution...
Category: Committee
A Cheque for £5000 from the Association for Rescue at Sea (Afras) Towards the American/British Lifeboat Appeal Was Recently Presented By Kingman Brewster Uni
A cheque for £5,000 from the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) towards the American/British Lifeboat Appeal was recently presented by Kingman Brewster, United States Ambassador (I.) to Vice- Admiral Sir Peter Compston, chairman,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs