LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Early Publicity:
Early publicity: this photograph of three committee members provided some excellent advance publicity for Banbury's 1986 flag week. Alan Pennington, Banbury branch publicity secretary, seen here sandwiched between chairman David Gittins... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Well Dressed:
Well dressed: the Derbyshire custom of well dressing is alive and well in Monyash, near Bakewell. This lifeboat theme was discovered by reader, Ernest Bidwell, who also spotted a collecting box in aid of the RNLI nearby. The designs which... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Centenary of the Institution, 1924. Appeal to Honorary Secretaries
Tim Secretary of the Institution pro- poses, if possible, to compile its history for publication in 1924, and he will be most grateful to all Honorary Secre- taries, especially of Station Branches, for every assistance which they may be good...
Category: Articles
Sundew
Holed yacht A YACHT ADRIFT in a strong southerly gale and in very large breaking seas two miles off the Wittering shore in Bracklesham Bay and drifting westwards was reported to the lifeboat authority of Hayling Island ILB station by HM...
Coxswain's Third Silver Medal
Shoals had been finally cleared the coxswain set course for Longhope. The life- boat reached Longhope pier at 6.30 and landed the survivors. She was refuelled and ready for service again at 7 o'clock.
In addition to the...
Category: Services
Emma Walker
SUNDERLAND, NORTH DOCK.—While a strong N.N.E. gale was blowing, accompanied by a very rough sea and torrents of sleet and rain, on the 26th October, the ketch Emma Walker, of Sunderland, laden with coal for Wick, attempted to enter the...
Life-Boat Essay Competition In the Potteries
THIS year the Potteries were again very successful in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.
They won five prizes in the inter-school competition in the Midlands. One of these five prizes was presented by...
Category: Articles
The Belfast to Liverpool Ferry St Colum I
DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Sunday January 26, 1986: a woman had suffered a suspected heart attack aboard the Belfast to Liverpool ferry, St Colum I. At 0313 Douglas lifeboat, the 46ft 9in Watson class, R. A. Colby Cubbin No 1, launched with the...
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 September, 1956 80,491 Notes of the Quarter THE summer months of 1956 were exceptionally...
Category: Articles
A Rowing Boat and a Dinghy
Two calls NEWTON AUXILIARY COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Craster lifeboat station at 1100 on Saturday May 1 that three men had moored their fishing boat at Newton Haven, a few miles to the north of Craster, and, trying to row...