LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Accounts of Services by Life-boats (9)
OCTOBER
Launches 107. Lives rescued 107.
OCT. 3RD. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX, At about 4 P.M. the coastguard reported that a motor yacht, lying about two miles S.W. by S. of Walton Pier, was flying...
Category: Services
Hundreds Of Fancy-Dressed Swimmers And Spectators Brave The Elements At Charmouth Beach Each Christmas
Hundreds of fancy-dressed swimmers and spectators brave the elements at Charmouth beach each Christmas, thanks to Carol and Geoff Prosser at the Royal Oak, to raise money for Lyme Regis lifeboat station, so far to the tune of over... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Best Essay
and girls 152. The prize for the best essay has now been won nine times by girls and seven times by boys (a boy and a girl tying for it in 1933).
The Awards.
Alice Chambers will receive a copy of...
Category: Articles
July
Launches 70. Lives rescued 49.
JULY 2ND. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 11.15 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel was on fire about five miles south-west of Shoreham. A fresh westerly wind was...
Category: Services
Her First Launch
The new life-boat Tynesider. She is a 46 ft. 9 ins. Watson cabin motor life-boat and went to the station on the 29th of November, 1947. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 5th Nov. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
Category: Committee
Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, Kilmore lifeboat was capsized twice. One member of the crew, Finton Sinnott, lost his life.
This sad accident caused the first loss of life following the capsize of one of the RNLI's lifeboats since...
Category: Articles
Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
{Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Founded 4th March, 1824.—Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions.
PATRON.
His Most Gracious Majesty...
Category: Articles
Leslie Crowther (I) and Robert Keegan Were Two of the Guests at the Rnli Gala at Ashburton Park on July 3 Which Was Also Attended By the Deputy Mayor and Mayoress
Leslie Crowther (I.) and Robert Keegan were two of the guests at the RNLI gala at Ashburton Park on July 3, which was also attended by the Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Croydon. During the afternoon, opened by Leslie Crowther, more than 5,000... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Three Good Life-Boat Services
Eyemouth.—Shortly before noon on the 6th March, when a whole S.S.E. . gale was blowing, the Coastguard re- j ported that a vessel was in distress off j St. Abbs Head, and in urgent need of j assistance. The Eyemouth Life-boat | Anne Frances...
Category: Services