LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Boats for Ships of War
THE melancholy accident which occurred to two boats of H.M.S. Ariadne, in March of the present year, again revived the questions as to the most suitable life- boats for ships of war, and the best description of apparatus for lowering them...
Category: Articles
List of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution During the Year 1889
Lives saved.
Alcedo, steamer, of Bilbao—assisted to save vessel and 21 Aratus, brigantine, of Teignmonth —rendered assistance.
ArTc, ketch, of Bridgwater 3 Arktoto, ship, of Windsor, N.S.— rendered...
Category: Services
Keep on Running By Heather Deane Deputy Public Relations Officer Rnli
THE AMERICAN obsession with health and physical fitness has spread, to a certain degree, to this country in recent years, resulting in the popularity of jogging as a sport for growing numbers of people.
Members of...
Category: Articles
The Annual Meeting
THE Annual Meeting was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 26th of April, 1950, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Committee of Management, in the chair.
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Presi- dent of the...
Category: Meetings
(Below) Raymond Baxter
(Below) Raymond Baxter presented the RNLI's Public Relations awards at Earls Court. Pictured with their awards are (from left to right): Ronnie Cass of ITV's 'Highway'; Tom Me Sweeney of RTE ; Michael Corner of The Star... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rescue relay
When the crew of a stricken cargo boat found themselves being pushed towards Cape Wrath, two lifeboat crews were called into the gale for a 13-hour rescue relay
It was around 8pm on 7 December...
Category: Articles
Nauticalia Ltd
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IN TOP QUALITY POLISHED BRASS Sent, engraved, by RETURN parcel post Deep-engraved with name of vessel, port, date, etc or name of your house, pub or club.
The proportions of these bells, and the...
Category: Advertisement
April
Launches 41 Lives rescued 97 APRIL 1ST. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
About six o’clock in the morning the officerof the watch of H.M.S. Forte III telephoned that a vessel was ashore at Pendennis Castle Point. The tide was low,...
Category: Services
Awards to Honorary Workers
To Sir FREDERICK W. MONEYPEXNY, C.V.O., C.B.E., of the Belfast Lough Branch Committee, in recognition of his valuable co-operation for many years, the Gold Pendant and Record of Thanks.
To Mr. HENRY BTODEN, on his...
Category: Awards
The long view
One hundred years on from the sinking of RMS Titanic we are reminded of the continuing perils of the sea with the recent with the Costa Concordia
Both incidents involved loss of life, with...
Category: Articles