LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Lord and Lady Provost of Glasgow Dr and Mrs Gray Aboard City of Glasgow III
The Lord and Lady Provost of Glasgow, Dr and Mrs Gray, aboard City of Glasgow III. Behind them, (second I) is Coxswain Ian Johnson and in the background (centre) and (far r) are RNLI director. Lt Cdr Brian Miles and chairman. The Duke of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Buccaneer Aircraft
Ditched aircraft AT 2225 on April 22, 1987 the station honorary secretary at Wick was alerted by Pentland Coastguard that a Buccaneer aircraft had ditched in the sea more than 21 miles north east by east of Wick.
The 48ft...
Your Letters
A special thank you They say that just before you die, your whole life passes before you. At the age of eight you haven't had much of a life so when you come close to 'it', you really can recall everything.
My...
Category: Correspondence
An All-Night Service at Selsey
ON the afternoon of the 17th of November, 1951, a south-westerly gale was blowing at Selsey and the seas were very rough, particularly in the shallow water near the Owers Banks. At five minutes past four the Selsey coast- guard reported to...
Category: Services
Classified Advertisements
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Category: Advertisement
Humbug
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 8.1 p.m.
on 3rd September, 1967, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a yacht was in difficulties with engine trouble. The h'fe-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was launched...
Whitby's Old Lifeboat Is Moved
During refurbishment of the museum in 2004, Whitby's old f lifeboat is moved to a temporary f home using traditional manpower. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Services March April and May 1984
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Relief 52ft Arun: April 14 54ft Arun: May 8 D class inflatable: May 8 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 20, 24, May 13, 16 and 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 20, May 6,20 and 23 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class...
Category: Services
IRB Launches
Rescues by IRBs in June were carried out by the following stations: NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 7 p.m. on 27th June, 1966, a dinghy was reported adrift half a mile to seaward of Skipsea.
The IRB was...
Category: Services
The Life-Boat: An Appeal
WHEN the wrath of the tempest bursts over the deep, And the woe-laden winds from their fastnesses sweep, And revel and shriek in their terrible glee, As they whirl o'er the breast of the pitiless sea: When the foam-crested billows surge...
Category: Poetry