LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
John Macneil
John MacNeil, coxswain of Barra lifeboat from 1949 until his retirement in 1963. He was bowman for a year in 1947 and second coxswain for a year in 1948 before his appointment as coxswain on 1 January 1949..
Category: Obituaries
Young Members of the Isle of Anglesey Swimming Club Lining Up After Their
Young members of the Isle of Anglesey Swimming Club lining up after their successful sponsored swim which raised £478 for the RNLI. The three standing directly behind the children are (I.) Mr L. Coates, honorary secretary of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hopwood (1902 to 1924)
Hopwood (7902 to 1924), a 35ft Liverpool, was Portrush's last pulling and sailing lifeboat. Former coxswain Thomas Patton is at her helm. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of 'Coleraine Chronicle'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Boat
Four launches OVER THE WEEKEND of September 16 and 17 Filey lifeboat, the 37ft Oakley Robert and Dorothy Hardcastle, launched on service three times and the station D class ILB once within the space of 26 hours.
The first...
Ardency
Eleven men and fishing vessel saved In winds gusting to 90 knotsA difficult service in winds up to almost 90 knots earned coxswain / mechanic Hewitt Clark of the Lerwick lifeboat a Bronze Medal, recognising his leadership, seamanship and...
Torbay — Rededication of Arun Class Marie Winstone
The Arun class lifeboat Marie Winstone at her rededication ceremony in Torbay. Soon afterwards she was called away on a service to search for a missing diver and the ceremony had to proceed without her!. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fig 2 (Above):
On deck and below, every piece of equipment is provided with its own place and with fastenings to keep it secure, even if the lifeboat is capsized. Fig. 2 (above): A drogue lashed down in its housing on the after deck of a Rather, and . .... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Reuben Wood
July, 1987 Reuben Wood, coxswain of Aideburgh lifeboat from 1958 until his retirement in 1978. He was second coxswain for nearly five years and bowman for one year. Coxswain Wood was awarded the bronze medal in 1972..
Category: Obituaries
Teds' Treat! the Teddy Bears' Picnic held at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Teds' Treat! The Teddy Bears' Picnic held at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea lifeboat station was a roaring success for bears and bear owners. Teddy biscuits with teddy juice were sold for 30p and competitions were held for the largest teddy,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Princess Royal Hrh the Princess Anne
The Princess Roval, HRH the Princess Anne meets pupils from the Clerkenwell Parochial School, dressed in authentic Victorian costume, at the launching of the Grace Darling Appeal, intended to raise enough money for a new lifeboat for North... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs