LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
William Hunt
OCTOBER 1991 William Hunt, coxswain/mechanic of Rhyl lifeboat from 1964 to 1973 when he became mechanic until his retirement in 1977. He first joined the crew in 1937, was appointed second coxswain in 1949 until 1951 when he served as...
Category: Obituaries
Scuba Divers Rescued
In steep breaking surf and Force 7 SSE winds,Salcombe's Tyne class lifeboat The Baltic Exchange II rescues three scuba divers from Hertfordshire overboard from their capsized rigid inflatable diving boat and in danger of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Major General Sir Robert Pigot
Major General Sir Robert Pigot, Bart, CBE, QBE, DL, RM, a vice-president of the RNLI. Sir Robert became president of the Isle of Wight lifeboat board in 1975 and in the same year was elected on to the committee of management. In recognition...
Category: Obituaries
John Russell
John Russell, with his dog Glen, is pictured after an exhausting day's trialling at the Newhaven and District Lifeboat Society's sheep dog trials in August 1987. John and Glen won the RNLI Trophy. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Children from the Class of Mrs Harrison at Bodmin County Primary Infants' School Acted Out the Grace Darling Story
Children from the class of Mrs Harrison at Bodmin County Primary Infants' School acted out the Grace Darling story for the rest of the school and, after making a "mile of pennies", they collected over £52 the Grace Darling... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Love(Life)Boat
On 20 March newly weds Anthony and Cherie Summers of Holyhead got the surprise of their life when they left the church to find that their traditional Rolls Royce had been replaced by Trearddur Bay lifeboat, Dorothy Selina.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tribute to Thurso Heroes
The people of Caithness paid tribute to the Thurso lifeboat crew at a civic reception in January in the Pentland hotel, Thurso.
Coxswain Farquhar and his crew were honoured for saving the skipper of the burning chemical... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Old Heave-Ho
Trainee firefighters from the Devon Fire and Rescue service (pictured below) chose the RNLI to benefit from the public service element of their course.
The tough and energetic group towed their historic fire engine all the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Mavis Spears,
Mrs Mavis Spears, Islay station honorary secretary from 1992 until her death.
Mrs Spears was honorary secretary of Isle of Islay ladies lifeboat guild from 1971 and was appointed station honorary secretary following her...
Category: Obituaries
Harold Jones,
May Harold Jones, Ex-full time coxswain of Beaumaris lifeboat.
Harold was bowman between 1946 and 1953, second coxswain between 1953 and 1966 and retaining coxswain between 1966 and 1968..
Category: Obituaries