LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Safety at Sea
SPEAKING AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, London, at a combined meeting with the Greenwich Forum on February 25, John Archer, head of the Department of Trade's Marine Division, said that despite the growth in the risks facing ships at sea today,...
Category: Articles
Aberdovey: Lieut-Commander George Cooper Divisional Inspector of Lifeboats Western Division Introduces the Crew to the President Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship I Is Statio
Aberdovey: Lieut-Commander George Cooper, divisional inspector of lifeboats, western division, introduces the crew to the president. Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship I is stationed at Aberdovey; she is one of the ILBs for which the money was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
To HAROLD J. BRADFORD, on his retirement, after serving for 6j years as coxswain, ~l years as second coxswain and 4| years as bowman of the Exmouth life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an ex-gratia grant.
Category: Awards
Mr. Henry W. 'swank' Davies
One of the R.N.L.I.'s most famous life-boat mechanics, Mr. Henry W. 'Swank' Davies, of Cromer, died in January. As mechanic, it was his work with the engines which enabled some of the daring manoeuvres to be attempted— and made...
Category: Obituaries
Mersey Class Number 12-002 Takes to the Water at Hastings on the Press Launch for the New Aluminium-Hulled Boat She Is to Be Stationed There After Operational Trials
Mersey class number 12-002 takes to the water at Hastings on the press launch for the new, aluminium-hulled boat. She is to be stationed there after operational trials. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
May Lily
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 8.50 on the morning of the 28th of May, 1953, a retired fisherman told the life-boat coxswain that he had heard on his wireless set a message from the fishing boat May Lily, of liridlington, which had broken down...
A Fishing Boat (24)
DECEMBER 10TH. - ARRANMORE, CO.
DONEGAL. A fishing boat had been reported in distress, but was helped by another boat. - Rewards, £25 16s. 6d..
The Right Hon. The Earl of Plymouth, G.B.E., C.B., D.L., P.C.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Plymouth, G.B.E, C.B.,D.L,P.C By the death of the Earl of Plymouth on 6th March last, the Institution has lost a friend who was always ready to place his name and great influence at the service of the...
Category: Obituaries
Rosemary, The Premier, The Betty, The Rachel and four more Boats
SEVERAL COBLES ESCORTED IN ROUGH SEA Scarborough, Yorkshire. During the early morning of the 16th January, 1963, the easterly wind increased to gale force and anxiety was felt for the safety of six local fishing boats which were still at sea...
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