LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The American Steamer Byron Darnton, of Baltimore
MARCH 16TH - 17TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. Soon after eleven o’clock on the night of the 16th the Southend coastguard reported to the Campbeltown life-boat station that a ship was ashore...
A Light-Ship Electrically Connected With the Shore. (From the Times, 20th March, 1894.)
THE Royal Commission on Electrical Communication with Light-houses and Light - vessels recommended that five light-vessels be immediately connected with the shore by a telegraphic cable, viz., the Goodwin, at the north end of the sand; the...
Category: Articles
Other Irb Launches
OTHER IRB LAUNCHES In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 197 .and 201 the following launches on service were made during the months December, 1969, January and February, 1970,...
Category: Services
Hrh the Duke of Kent Makes His Address Before Presenting the Awards In the Royal Festival Hall.
HRH The Duke of Kent makes his address before presenting the awards in the Royal Festival Hall.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Great British Mobility Group
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Category: Advertisement
Dinner to the Ramsgate Life-Boatmen
THE late Admiral Sir George Back, F.B.S., who had been accustomed during the latter part of his life to spend a portion of each year at Ramsgate, had at different times given a dinner to the crew of the Life-boat, to show his appreciation of...
Category: Articles
The Longshore Boats Schemz and Judith Ann
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 11.26 on the night of the 7th November, 1961, the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary that a small boat was trapped under the north pier and that cries for help had been heard by the...
Left: the Rigid Inflatable Vulture
Left: The rigid inflatable Vulture, which continued in seas of over 15ft and in Gale force conditions to rescue the fishing vessel in difficulty.
Her crew have been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal for their bravery..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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
The Cross-Channel Ferry Free Enterprise VIII
Reported missing DOVER STRAIT COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Dover lifeboat station at 1915 on Sunday, November 7, 1976, that a man had been reported missing and assumed overboard from the cross-Channel ferry Free Enterprise...