LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Swan, of Skibbereen
JUNE 8TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK.
The reserve motor life-boat City of Bradford was being taken by a Ballycotton crew from Ballycotton to Baltimore, when about 2.30 in the afternoon she saw a fishing boat two miles...
The Dowsing Lightvessel
Humber, Yorkshire - At 9.30 a.m.
on 19th October, 1966, news was received that a member of the crew of the Dowsing lightvessel required to be taken ashore for medical treatment. As there was no urgency it was decided to...
The John and Edmund
men.
About 10 P.M. on the 7th December the coxswain of the No. 3 Life-boat observed a signal light being burned from a vessel in the bay, apparently making for West Hartlepool. The ship suddenly altered her course, and ran...
Friends of the RNLI
These corporate partners offer discounts to you and fundraising benefits for our charity
Coastal Spring
Look out for the Coastal Spring range of Cornish bottled water in your local shops, bars and restaurants....
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In the Open
The RNLI headquarters and depot's bi-annual Open Days were postponed from 1990 to 1991 because of building work - but the wait was worthwhile..
Nearly 1.000 people took the guided tours of the RNLI buildings during the...
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When He Landed This 21 Pound Salmon
When he landed this 21 pound salmon, Commander William Donald, chairman of Keswick branch, was so pleased that he sent the equivalent amount in sterling to the RNLI. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of P. Haworth. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat Station
THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the house for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 233 Life-boat Stations...
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