LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Selsey, Sussex. During the morning of 23rd July, 1965, the wind increased and anxiety was felt for the safety of four small fishing boats which were about four miles offshore. At 10.30 a.m. the life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched in a...
Fred Everard
DETAILS TO COME On 2yth November, 1965, the lifeboat Mary Ann Hepworth rescued the crew of the motor vessel Fred Everard of London. A full account of this service will appear in the June issue of THE LIFE-BOAT, which will also contain a full...
Timothy Appleyard (12), Son of the Rev. E. Appleyard, Vicar of Flamborough, Is Chairman of the Flamborough Branch, With a Model of the Flamborough Life-Boat Friendly Forester
Timothy Appleyard (12), son of the Rev. E. Appleyard, vicar of Flamborough, who is chairman of the Flamborough branch, with a model of the Flamborough lifeboat Friendly Forester. It was built for Timothy by Mr. F. Mainprize, a local... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Handsome Pair!
Two of the collectors from the B irmingham branch attracted the attention of shoppers in the City Centre by wearing RNLI equipment and collecting next to an Atlantic 21 lifeboat.
The two collectors were part of a large team... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Dover's Thames Class Rotary Service Demonstrates Her Ability to Deal With Some Heavy Weather - Just One of the Reasons for Her Crew's Affection for Her.
Dover's Thames class Rotary Service demonstrates her ability to deal with some heavy weather - just one of the reasons for her crew's affection for her.
Rotary Service was the lifeboat involved in the service during... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Malcolm Macdonald, BEM
Malcolm Macdonald BEM, coxswain of Stornoway lifeboat from 1952 to 1972. He joined the crew in 1935 and served as second coxswain from 1946 until his appointment as coxswain. He was awarded a Bronze medal in 1952, a Silver medal in 1962 and...
Category: Obituaries
A Cargo Ship
Sea sick One of the last places you'd want to be when struck by food poisoning is out at sea. Dozens of crew on a cargo ship suffered this fate off the Western Isles on 14 September.
Stornoway lifeboat came to their...
Seven Cobles
NOVEMBER 26TH. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.
During the morning seven cobles were fishing north of Church Point. The northerly breeze was moderate, but the sea was very rough, and the weather was getting worse. At 10.20 the...
Runaway Coast
Runaway Coast sells luxury fabrics and household goods inspired by the Suffolk shoreline.
As a company with strong links to the sea, and the county’s four RNLI lifeboat stations, it has chosen to donate 5% of all sales to...
Category: Articles
Lives Lost
Thirteen life-boatmen lost their lives at sea or died on their return. Three of the thirteen were killed by the enemy. One of the three was killed in the lifeboat of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, when she was attacked by a German aeroplane; The...
Category: Articles