LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Oregon, of Stonehaven
On the 7th April, the schooner Oregon, of Stone- haven, on entering the river Tees, ran ashore on the South Gare Sand, at the entrance of the river, where, striking heavily, she filled and sank. Some steam-tugs at- tempted to approach her ;...
Offshore Lifeboat Services September October and November 1979
Angle, Dyfed September 12 Appledore, North Devon September 5 and November 4 Arbroath, Angus November 30 Arklow, Co. Wicklow October 15 Arranmore, Co. Donegal September 26 Ballycotton, Co. Cork November 15 Baltimore, Co. Cork October 22 Barra...
Category: Services
The Life-Boat Depot at Boreham Wood
THE Life-boat Institution's depot at Boreham Wood was completed in July, 1939. It replaced the old store-yard on the Thames at Poplar, which had served the Institution for more than fifty years.
The Poplar store-yard...
Category: Articles
The Royal Naval Exhibition, Chelsea, 1891. (Second Article.)
THE closing of this Exhibition last week will be regretted by the large number who have spent many an amusing and indeed instructive on hoar within its gates.
The original promoters, executive com- mittee and all others...
Category: Articles
A Tubular Life-Boat
The " Caroline Richardson " stationed at Rhyl from 1896 to 1939. She was the third and last of this type, which was designed in 1850. All three were at Rhyl. This type had a double hull, consisting of two floats, meeting at each... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On 28Th September 1968 the Harwich Life-Boat Margaret Graham Which Is a 44-Foot Steel Boat Landed the Skipper of the Barge Spithead Who Had Head Injuries After Fallin
On 28th September, 1968, the Harwich life-boat Margaret Graham, which is a 44-foot steel boat, landed the skipper of the barge Spithead who had head injuries after falling from the foredeck to the main deck.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hma: Robert Haworth MRCS Lrcp Da Eng of Barmouth
One of the key people at every lifeboat station is the honorary medical adviser, a local general practitioner who takes into his care the routine medical oversight of boat and crew and who, while not necessarily required by his appointment...
Category: Articles
The New Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-Boats
COMMANDER S. W. F. BENNETTS, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.), was ap- pointed Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on 1st of July. He was previously District Inspector (General), in which appointment he came to the Institution on 16th of...
Category: Articles
College principal
Geraldine Grainger is the RNLI’s new College Principal and Head of Training. Geraldine joined the charity from the John Lewis Partnership, where she was responsible for the training, learning and development of 28,000 partners. She also has...
Category: Articles
Tsiropinas
— At 6.15 P.M. on the 30th April the Life-boat Charles and Susanna Stephens was launched to the assistance of a large steamer ashore on the Goodwin Sands. On arrival at the stranded vessel five Life-boatmen were placed on board the stranded...