LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The United States' Life-Saving Service
IN the Number (115) of the Life-boat Journal for February, 1880, there appeared a brief description of the means provided for the Pre- servation of Life from Shipwreck in the United States of America, not only on their sea coasts but on the...
Category: Articles
Awe And Wonder
VoIces Awe and wonder Garden designer Chris Beardshaw is passionate about the earth, the sea – and the RnLi, as Liz Cook fi nds out ‘What is your idea of Paradise?’ that is Chris’s question to everyone for whom he designs a garden. there is...
Category: Articles
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JUNE 3RD. - TORBAY, DEVON. A small boy had fallen over the cliff, but was rescued by a rowing boat. - Rewards, £4 16s. 6d..
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MARCH 5TH. - GALWAY BAY. A man was seriously injured in a bad accident on the island of Kilronan, and it was necessary to take him to hospital on the mainland.
All the local boats were out fishing. So at 1.30 P.M., the...
Lifeboat Launches
Lifeboat launches on service during the months December, 1973, January and February ,1974 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire January 4.
Aith, Shetland February 13.
Amble, Northumberland February...
Category: Services
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LYNMOUTH, DEVON. At eight in the evening of the 2nd September, 1942, a visitor reported that several people could be heard shouting for help beneath the cliffs to the east of the harbour. A light westerly wind was blowing, but the sea was...
Category: Services
Forest Row Lifeboat Choir
THIRTY-NINE Christmases ago in Forest Row, a little Sussex village nearly 30 miles from its nearest lifeboat, the village postman, Billy Mills, joined two local church choirs together to go carol singing to raise money for the RNLI.
Category: Articles
Mrs Teresa Smellie President of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Branch of the Ladies' Life-Boat Guild Has Been Made An Honorary Life Governor of the RNLI In Reco
Mrs. Teresa Smellie, president of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston branch of the ladies' life-boat guild, has been made an honorary life governor of the R.N.L.I, in recognition of her 40 years' service on behalf of the life-boat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Air Bags Which When Inflated Will Initiate Righting Are Fitted to Atlantic 21 Ilbs (Right Above) and to Watson and Barnett Lifeboats (Right)
Air bags which, when inflated, will initiate righting are fitted to Atlantic 21 ILBs (right above), and to Watson and Barnett lifeboats (right). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Wrecked!
SHE put to sea on Christmas Eve, And through their tears they saw her leave, And in that happy time of peace The strife of waters well might cease; Bat far away across the foam The sailor found another home.
No more, no...
Category: Poetry