LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rip denied
On a sunny May afternoon, families flocked to the Cornish seaside for half-term. But it was no holiday for RNLI lifeguards at Porthtowan and Perranporth, who saved four lives from a strong rip current
Porthtowan Beach,...
Category: Articles
Impulsion (1)
Eighteen lifeboats at sea as storm sweeps country 'Services varied from false alarms - both with good intent and malicious - to fishing vessels and commercial passenger vessels...' The severe storms which swept much of the country on...
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morn- ing of the 23rd December, 1886, signals of distress were observed about a mile distant from Winterton, during a strong N. gale aad a very heavy sea, shown by two vessels which had been in collision. The Win-...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 10th November, 1927.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Co-opted Mr. A. MAUDSLAY, Colonel the MASTER or SEMPILL, and Mr. H. TANSLEY WITT, members of the Committee of...
Category: Committee
Commercial Union Assurance
Special Discounts for Over 50's and Free Membership of ARP/050 when you take out a policy! SffldNG CHEAPER MOTOR COVER? YOUVE COME TO THE RIGHTPLACE! Discount for Over 50's If you're looking for cheaper motor cover, there's...
Category: Advertisement
H.M. Submarine Alliance, 1385 Tons, Aground on Bembridge Ledge, Isle of Wight on 12th January 1968 When the Local Life-Boat Pictured Here Stood By the Submarine Un
H.M. Submarine Alliance, 1,385 tons, aground on Bembridge ledge, Isle of Wight, on 12th January, 1968, when the local life-boat, pictured here, stood by the submarine until she was refloated. A letter of thanks to the R.N.L.I. from the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 155 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to 30th June, 1956 80,141 Notes of the Quarter WHEN the new Arbroath life-boat The Duke of...
Category: Articles
Coxswain John Boyle, of Arranmore
ONE of the most distinguished of Irish coxswains, John Boyle, of Arranmore, died on the 5th of September, 1949, at the age of 57. He served as an officer of the life-boat for 23 years, as bow- man from 1926 to 1928, and then as coxswain...
Category: Obituaries
List of Gifts and Bequests Having Special Conditions Attached to Them Appropriated By the Committee In 1900
Name of Donor or Testator. The late Mr. George Wooflndin
Amount of Gift or Legacy. 630
Date received. 1895
Object. For a George Woofndin Life-boat
How carried out....
Category: Donations
Past and Present
75 years ago From The Life-Boat of 1920 The great difficulty in the way of Life-boat launches on flat beaches is the difficulty of the horses. It is becoming increasingly hard to get the use of horses and the men to manage them, and they...
Category: Articles