LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Avalon II
Safely ashore - two. Three weeks after the St Peter Port incident the 60ft fishing vessel Avalon II was in collision with a large tanker on 28 January, sinking while the Torbay lifeboat was on her way to the scene.
Her...
A Yacht
Crossed Bar RETURNING at 1910 on June 6, 1987 from a machinery exercise, in command of the Portrush 52ft Arun class lifeboat Robert Evans (Civil Service No. 39), Second Coxswain/Mechanic Derek Chambers succeeded in crossing the bar at the...
Scarborough August 1 1987:
SCARBOROUGH, August 1, 1987: the 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Amelia arrives back at Scarborough with the 38ft yacht Tin Fish which she had towed 24 miles after the vessel's engines had failed. A force 5/6 north-westerly wind at the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Atlantic College -- West Division
Situated in the medieval St. Donat's Castle, overlooking the treacherous coast between Penarth and Porthcawl, Atlantic College is a most unusual, but effective set-up - it is the only student-run RNLI station in the Britain. Rear Admiral... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Barrus
BARRU MARINE DIVISION Suppliers of OUTBOARD ENGINES DM I I INSHORE AlHL.1 LIFEBOATS for over 25 years to the As a result of an appeal to raise funds by the Lawnflite garden machinery division of E.P.BARRUS Ltd.
A new 'D...
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International Assistance from Westcountry Lifeboat
Penlee's relief Arun class A.J.R. and L.G. Uridge is pictured with two casualties, dealt with in a two-week period.
The lifeboat is pictured preparing to take an injured man off a120ft Spanish trawler in the sheltered... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Michael Bowden
Coxswain/Mechanic Michael Bowden Bronze Medal Coxswain/Mechanic Michael Bowden of Appledore's Tyne class lifeboat went to the aid of a fishing vessel which had lostpoweron one engine near Appledore's infamous Bar. The lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Barrow, Cumbria - North Division
The gaunt outline of Barrow's slipway and the functional boathouse for the station's Tyne and D class lifeboats dominates the seaward side of Roa Island.
The aircraft is almost over Peel Island, to which a ferry... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Cave campers swamped Six cave campers at Tenby were taken by surprise in the early hours of 5 August, when the tide came in and washed their possessions away. They retreated further into the cave, but soon found themselves in deep water....
Recycling raises £185,000
You can do your bit for the planet while raising funds for the RNLI. Recycle your old mobile phones, printer cartridges and gadgets (such as satnavs and digital cameras) with The Recycling Factory, and the company will make a donation to the...
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