LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Martell Cognac
When you're saved from the drink.
For those who'll need a pick-me-up, there's a bottle of 3 star cognac on board every RNLI lifeboat. Courtesy of Martell..
Category: Advertisement
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a vicepresident of the RNLI, receives the final instalment in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's £140,000 appeal towards the provision of a new lifeboat, RFA Sir Galahad, from the RFA'i former Chief... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Kevin Walker, One of the Younger Members of Galtres Forest Branch,
Kevin Walker, one of the younger members of Galtres Forest branch, recently presented a cheque for £207 to Teesmouth lifeboat station. Kevin, pictured handing the cheque over to coxswain Peter Race, raised the money by completing a 25... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Crucial Skills
More than 90 people from all over Britain attended a highly successful sea safety weekend at The Lifeboat College, Poole, in March this year. Organised in conjunction with Practical Boat Owner magazine, the weekend was the first of its kind.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An American Fortress Aeroplane (2)
MARCH 6TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. While the lifeboat was out on a trial run an American Fortress aeroplane was seen to crash, but the life-boat found no survivors. - Rewards, £12 4s. 6d..
A Motor Fishing Boat (1)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 2 81 h August, 1939. A motor fishing boat had been reported ashore, and the lifeboat put out in a dense fog, but she was recalled as her help was not needed.—Rewards, £9 13s..
The Service to the Carmania II
The Stromness Lifeboat is lying off the steamer, and the rope by which the crew were rescued can just be seen over the steamer's stern. - View image in PDF
(Seepage 211.). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Service to St.Margarite
Service to St Margarite: On the evening of December 22. 1979. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's 44ft Waveney lifeboat Kliami rescued the crew of two of the fishing vessel St Margarite aground on Scrohy Sands in a strong north-easterly...
Category: Services
Alexander Gilchrist
Coxswain/Mechanic Alexander 'Alastair' Gilchrist of Campbeltown was awarded the silver medal for the service to Erlo Hills on October 2, 1981; he firs! joined Campbeltown lifeboat crew as motor mechanic in 1970, becoming second... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Right) After Naming Mabel Alice the Duke of Kent
Right) After naming Mabel Alice, the Duke of Kent, President of the Institution, is shown over the lifeboat by Coxswain Kenneth Thomas.
With them (I) are Cdr Bruce Cairns, chief of operations, and (r) the Duke of Atholl,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs