LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pygmalion
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At 3.41 on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that the motor fishing vessel Pygmalion, of Fleetwood, had broken down off Manghold Head and needed help.
The life-boat...
The Death of Two Vice-Presidents. The Viscount Burnham, G.C.M.G., C.H., T.D., and the Right Hon, the Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G., P.C.
The Viscount Burnham, G.C.M.G., C.H., T.D., and the Right Hon. the Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G., P.C.
BY the death of the Viscount Burnham, G.C.M.G., C.H., T.D., on 20th July last, and the death of the Right...
Category: Obituaries
Above: Plaque on the James and Catherine Macfarlane Stating That the Cost of the Boat Was Defrayed By a Gift from Mr. Robert F. Macfarlane In . Memory of His Father and Mother, (Top Right) Earl
Above: Plaque on the James and Catherine Macfarlane stating that the cost of the boat was defrayed by a gift from Mr. Robert F. Macfarlane in .
memory of his father and mother, (top right) Early stages in the building of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Overlord
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At eight o'clock on the morning of the 26th of May, 1957, the Needles coastguard telephoned that the yacht Overlord, of Southampton, was in difficulties eight and a half miles south-west of...
A Framed Record of Thanks Was Presented to Captain Ian Gibb of P and O Ss Canberra By Lt-Cdr Brian Miles (2nd I) Staff Officer Operations Rnli and Himself a Former Officer of P and O Since La
A framed record of thanks was presented to Captain Ian Gibb of P and O ss Canberra by Lt-Cdr Brian Miles (2nd I.), staff officer operations RNLI and himself a former officer of P and O.
Since last September £3,000 has... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Below) Sir Samuel Kelly a 46' 9" Watson the Gift of Lady Mary Kelly of Crawfordsburn County Down Arrives on Station In May 1950 at That Time Her Midships Cockpit Was
(Below) Sir Samuel Kelly, a 46' 9" Watson, the gift of Lady Mary Kelly of Crawfordsburn, County Down, arrives on station in May 1950. At that time her midships cockpit was open; an enclosed wheelhouse has since been... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr Bruce Fleet Secretary of the Margate Life-Boat Presenting a Plaque In March 1969 Commemorating the Service of the RAF Helicopters at Mansion Kent Mr Fleet Ma
Mr. Bruce Fleet, secretary of the Margate life-boat, presenting a plaque in March, 1969, commemorating the service of the R.A.F. helicopters at Mansion, Kent. Mr. Fleet made the presentation on behalf of Coxswain Alf Manning and the crew of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Cuban
Troon, Ayrshire.—At four o'clock on the morning of the 16th of January, 1955, the Kildonan coastguard tele- phoned that he had seen a red flare east of Kildonan. At 5.40 the life- boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow put out. The sea...
Gava
On the 20th October the steam trawler Gava, of Fleetwood, returning from the fishing grounds, struck a submerged rock while entering Castlebay harbour, and remained fast. A strong westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. Her signals...
Sunderland Life-Boat Rescues Crew of Fishing Vessel
(see page 81). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs