LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Boat
Sheringham, Norfolk.—At 6 P.M. on the 19th August the Sheringham motor life-boat Foresters Centenary was launched on exercise. Seeing an unusual object about a mile and a half off West Runton, she closed with it and found it to be a small...
A Small Sailing Boat
Moelfre, Anglesey. •—• During the morning of the 7th September a man and a woman put off from Benllech in a small sailing boat. A strong squall sprang up from the south-west, and the sea became rough. The man and woman lowered the sails, but...
A Small Yacht
Torbay, Devon.—At 8.30 A.M. on the 4th August, 1938, information was received from a resident of Three Beaches that a small yacht, anchored off Goodrington Beach, appeared to be in difficulties and in a dangerous position. There was a...
'We're really happy to be part of the RNLI'
Meet some of the people who are getting our new lifesaving services off the ground
Portishead lifeboat has been running as an independent rescue service since The...
Category: Articles
Was the Queen a Pilot Boat In Lagos?
Was The Queen a pilot boat in Lagos? After World War 2 I went to work in British West Africa and spent the 1950s in Lagos.
The Lagos pilot used an ex-UK lifeboat reputed to have been on the Mersey. As almost all the major... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Barge (1)
Norfolk—29th July. Barge grounded, but refloated unaided. Re- wards, £14 12s. Qd..
Elephant Hauling a Log
Photographs by Mr, David Brown, of the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Sudden Gale
The Scarborough life-boat goes out to the help of fishing boats on the 9th of February, 1949. - View image in PDF
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Category: Photographs
Adventure and a Coble
COBLE WAS ESCORTED Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 9.50 a.m. on 23rd October, 1964, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the weather was becoming worse and that two cobles were still at sea. At 10.10 the life-boat Richard Ashley was...
A Vessel (39)
DECEMBER 16TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. An unknown vessel was reported to need help 13 miles N.W. of Mull of Kintyre, t nothing was found. - Rewards, £19 15s. 6d.