LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Barges May and Portlight (1)
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—About noon on the 21st of February, 1955, a wireless message was received from the Clacton-on-Sea life-boat, which had been launched to the sailing barges May, of Ipswich, and Portlight, of Harwich, which each had...
The Fraserburgh Fishing Vessel John Scott
Engine failure IN A STRONG north-north-easterly gale, force 9, and snow showers, the skipper of the Fraserburgh fishing vessel, John Scott, contacted Shetland coastguard at 1945 on Wednesday April 24, 1985 to report that his engine had...
The Life-Boat Service In 1933
ALTHOUGH 1933 was remarkable for having one of the longest and most settled summers on record, the number of lives rescued from shipwreck round the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland was the largest for five years. It was 406. Of this total...
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The British Steamer Magdapur Sunk By Enemy Action Off' Aldeburgh Suffolk on September 10 1939 It Mix the First Wartime Service Carried Out By the Rnli the Photo
The British steamer Magdapur sunk by enemy action off' Aldeburgh, Suffolk, on September 10, 1939. It mix the first wartime service carried out by the RNLI. The photograph was taken by the then motor mechanic of the local... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-boat Collector Miss Myrtle Graham, of Belfast, Receiving her Quota of Flags from Mr. Gerald Murphy (right) and Mr. Gerald Lenaghan, Members of the Crew of the Newcastle (Ireland) Life-Boat, in the Grounds of the City Hall, Belfast
Life-boat collector Miss Myrtle Graham, of Belfast, receiving her quota of flags from Mr. Gerald Murphy (right) and Mr.
Gerald Lenaghan, members of the crew of the Newcastle (Ireland) lifeboat, in the grounds of the City... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Bahamian Bulk Cargo Vessel Sumnia
Three rescued in hurricane SILVER MEDAL IN THE EARLY HOURS of Friday, October 16, 1987, hurricane force south-southwesterly winds of force 16-17, gusting at times to more than 100 knots, left a trail of destruction along the south and...
Save-A-Can for the Lifeboatman
Save-a-can for the lifeboatman. Eight-year old conservationists Paula Kelly and Mark Chapman are among 84 pupils at Gilberdyke school who collected empty tins as part of a fund raising effort for the lifeboat service. The cans went to a... - View image in PDF
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During the International Boat Show at Earls Court, University Marine Ltd., In Co-Operation With the R.N.L.I. Depot, Put on This Inshore Life-Boat Display Outside the London International Hotel, Kensi
During the International Boat Show at Earls Court, University Marine Ltd., in co-operation with the R.N.L.I. Depot, put on this inshore life-boat display outside the London International Hotel, Kensington.
Evinrude... - View image in PDF
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New Vice-Presidents of the Guild
THE following ladies have accepted an invitation from the Committee of Management to become Vice-Presidents of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild :—The Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, D.B.E., the Duchess of Montrose, and the Lady Magdalene...
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Taken from a Painting By Edward Walker of the Mexico and Lytham Lifeboat See 'Prints for Sale' on P 301
Taken from a painting by Edward Walker of the Mexico and Lytham lifeboat. See 'Prints for Sale' on p. 301..
Category: Drawings