LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Arctic—In the North Sea
The Skegness life-boat going to look for the Dutch coaster Tuko, of Delfyzl, on February 22nd, 1947 She found the Tuko, which did not need her help, and was out for nine hours. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
At the Presentation of the PR Awards:
At the presentation of the PR awards: (I to r) Dugal Nisbet-Smith, John Bird, Raymond Baxter, Mallory Maltby, Brian Green and Helen Fraser of Fontana.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lizzie and the Laddie
ST. IVES.—Signals of distress having been shown by a vessel lying at anchor in the bay, while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E. with a heavy sea, the Lifeboat Exeter was launched at I.d5 A.M.
on the 27th March. The...
The Big Plunge:
The Big Plunge: A group of North Devon servicemen took the plunge for charity. Eighteen divers from RAF Chivenor and Locking Sub Aqua Clubs leapt from Barnstaple bridge to raise £600. It took three hours for the men to float four miles... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Resolutions Passed at the Annual Meeting for 1859
I.—Moved by WILLIAM COTTON, Esq., F.R.S.
Seconded by Vice-Admiral SIR GEORGE SARTORIUS.
1.—That the Report now read be adopted and circulated.
2.—Moved by GEORGE LYALL, Esq.,...
Category: Meetings
The Destroyer H.M.S. Trafalgar
St. Helier, Jersey.—On the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1953, the destroyer H.M.S. Trafalgar arrived off St.
Helier, anchored one mile south-south- west of Elizabeth Castle and landed one hundred and fifty libertymen.<...
The Tender Offshore I
At 2 p.m. on 5th August, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that four youths in a hired rowing dinghy were missing. At 2.37 the life-boat Edian Courtauld left her moorings in a fresh west north westerly breeze and a rough...
A Small Boat belonging to the Norwegian Steam Trawler Shetland
Longhope, Orkney.—29th June. A small boat, belonging to the Norwegian steam trawler Shetland, of Haugsund, which had foundered, was in distress, but a trawler rescued her crew.—• Rewards, £4 19s. 6d..
Lt David Stogdon Mbe
Lt David Stogdon, MBE, former superintendent of depot, Cowes, joined the RNLI in 1952.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
THE fishwives of Cullercoats carried out their ninth consecutive collection on behalf of the Institution on 2nd August, when the Cullercoats Life-boat held its quarterly road exercise and launch.
Over £156 was...
Category: Articles