LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Fishing Boat (2)
Fleetwood, and Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire.—4th October, 1939. A motor fishing boat, with two on board, was long overdue. A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was rough. Both life-boats searched all night, but found nothing, and it was...
Silver Medal for Irish Coxswain
FOR an outstanding service following a call to a ten-year-old boy who was seriously ill Coxswain Philip Byrne of Arranmore has been awarded the silver medal for gallantry.
At 5 o'clock on the afternoon of 29th November,...
Category: Medals
Lifeboat Open Days 1984 Poole
Poole Headquarters and Depot Thursday July 19 Friday July 20 Saturday July 21 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm FOR ITS 160th anniversary year, the RNLFs head office and depot will once again be open to the public and there will be an...
Category: Articles
Royal Air Force Launch No. 1386
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 3.30 on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the honorary secretary was asked by the sergeant in charge of Royal Air Force launch No. 1386 if the life-boat could put himself and his crew on board their launch, which...
Two Steam Drifters and Five Motor Boats
Anstruther, Fifeshire.—At 6.15 A.M.
on the 28th March, 1939, a message was received from the Anstruther coastguard that there was a heavy swell at the harbour entrance and that the fishing fleet was returning. A moderate...
The Life-Boat Work
THE following account of a shipwreck on our coast, and a gallant rescue by a Life-boat, has been taken from a new work,' Under one Hoof/ * by Mr. JAMBS PAYN, the well-known author, whose genius is determined to leave some marks on our...
Category: Articles
Three Fishing Cobles (1)
A sudden gale from the S. sprung up at this place on the 30th December, and during its height three fishing cobles were observed in distress. The life-boat Joseph Anstice went out, and having got the boats in as safe a position as possible,...
Getting the most from giftaid
Most of the RNLI’s UK supporters boost their donations by using Gift Aid, which allows the charity to claim back the basic rate tax that donors have already paid on donations. This brings in a very large amount indeed (about £4M...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services (From Page 118)
Fox. Vellum service certificates have been presented to Crew Members Christopher E. Fox and David Wainwright.
Western Division On the bar THE SERVICE BY FWLLHELi lifeboat and Criccieth ILB to the yacht Zircon during the...
Category: Services
Jack Simpson (R) Is Photographed Before He Embarks on His 100 Length Sponsored Swim at St.Dunstan's Pool Ovingdean Which Raised About £400 for the Rnli This Was a Remarkable Achieve
Jack Simpson (r.) is photographed before he embarks on his 100 length sponsored swim at St Dunstan's Pool, Ovingdean which raised about £400 for the RNLI. This was a remarkable achievement particularly as Mr Simpson is blind. Bill... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs