LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Longhope and Lyme Regis Accident Inquiries
THE LOSS of the whole crew of eight of the Longhope life-boat, which capsized on the evening of 17th March, 1969, was reported in the June number of THE LIFE-BOAT. When the June number went to press the circumstances attending the disaster...
Category: Articles
Support the Life-Boat Institution. Our Life-Boat Heroes
How came the might of England ? Not by the tongue or pen; Deeply it grew as a flower in the hearts of its bravest men.
And it scattered the seeds of heroes along the storm-swept shore, That they might work for glory,...
Category: Poetry
Life-Boats Under Construction at Messrs. J. Samuel White's Yards at Cowes
Life-Boats Under Construction at Messrs J Samuel White's Yards At Cowes. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tvs 'Coast to Coast' Presenter Khalid Aziz and Claire Roberts
TVS 'Coast to Coast' presenter Khalid Aziz and Claire Roberts show that two hands are better than one when it comes to negotiating a 'nerve tester'. Khalid Aziz had opened a fete at Overton Primary School on June 25 which... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Solva Mystery Solved
This photograph, of what was obviously at one time an RNLI station, was taken by me last year at the little port of Solva in Pembrokeshire.
Would any readers know the history of this station? Mr PA Hindley Llanyblodwel... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pathfinder
We're going places.
Choose from these options - • SAIL TO SOUTH AFRICA AND FLY BACK • FLY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND SAIL BACK • SAIL BOTH WAYS NEW - now to LAS PALMAS and TENERIFE in the CANARY ISLANDS Join us on a leisurely...
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Strength and depth
In the English Channel, there are breaking swells higher than houses. Shrieking winds whip up a storm of snow, sleet and spray. Amidst it all, a huge cargo ship named Bonita, with 36 people onboard, has rolled onto her side....
Category: Articles
Island Maid and Angele
On the after- noon of 12th November, two vessels, the schooner Island Maid, of Belfast, and the brigantine Angele, of Brest, while endeavouring to enter Padstow Harbour, in a strong "W.N.W. gale accompanied by a heavy sea, struck on the...
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Extensively used by the R.N.L.I, for inshore rescue work, the inflatable RFD-GQ PB-16 Z-Boat is capable of carrying 10 people and supporting many in excess of that number. Being inherently buoyant,...
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The Princess Royal at the Helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21
The Princess Royal at the helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat with Storm Force's Leading Hand Peter Phillips in his custon-made bump cap seated behind her.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs