LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mark Bates
Mark Bates, coxswain of Kilmore Quay lifeboat from 1950 to 1966, who was awarded the silver medal of the RNLI in 1958 for the rescue of the crewof 10 of a French trawler in December, 1957..
Category: Obituaries
Captain George Flett
NOVEMBER 1988: Captain George Flett, coxswain of Aberdeen lifeboat from I949to I960 when he resigned due to ill health. He was second coxswain from 1937 to 1943 and was awarded a bronze medal in 1937..
Category: Obituaries
Presentation of Token Cheque for £40000
Presentation of token cheque for £40,000, at end of fiveyear international sponsored swim project: (I to r) Harold Hassall, secretary ASA: Paul Lucas, special projects manager, Cadburys, sponsors, ASA club championships; Stephen Poulter... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cover Picture
Return from exercise: Portrush's 46' 9" Watson lifeboat Lady Scott (Civil Service No. 4) returns to harbour. A housed slipway boat built in 1949, she has, since going on station, launched on service 127 times and rescued 69... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Righting Drill
A righting drill, for use after capsize, has now been established for the D class inflatable lifeboat. Briefly, the crew climb on to the upturned boat, secure the painter to the lifting handles on the weather side, then stand on the lee side... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Yarmouth Isle of Wight:
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight: When the 52ft Arun lifeboat Joy and John Wade took Christmas fare to the keepers of The Needles Lighthouse last December, The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of London, Dame Mary Donaldson, was one of those on... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Eastbourne: Claire Margaret Hendy
Eastbourne: Claire Margaret Hendy, daughter of Dave and Margaret Hendy, was christened on board Eastbourne lifeboat. Her father is assistant winchman and her grandfather, Frank Tyhurst, is head launcher.
photograph by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In Memory of Captain C C Lowry
In memory of Captain C. C. Lowry, past chairman of Appledore station branch, a glass topped table was made to display lifeboat stamps of the world. The stamps were collected and the table made by staff and inmates of HM Prison, Dartmoor..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
John Buckland
John Bitckland, an assistant mechanic from Eastbourne station, has raised £485 towards the cost of Eastbourne's new lifeboat by means of a sponsored walk. John, seen here with Coxswain Joe Martin of Hastings (r.) walked from... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Miss E Nairn
FEBRUARY 1989: Miss E. Nairn, honorary secretary and treasurer of Nairn Ladies' Guild from 1979 to 1985. From 1985 to 1986 she was the honorary secretary and was then souvenir secretary. Miss Nairn represented Nairn on the executive...
Category: Obituaries