LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
PENMON.—On the 6th January, 1897, the schooner Volunteer, of Dublin, laden with cement and matches, from London for Whitehaven, was observed aground on the rocks off Penmon, having dragged her anchors. A strong gale was blowing from the S.E....
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To Raise Money for the Nottinghamshire Appeal Andrew Foss a Young Shoreline
To raise money for the Nottinghamshire appeal, Andrew Foss, a young Shoreline member, had the idea of painting an outline 33ft Brede lifeboat on a piece of hardboard.
He and his friend Adrian Hall (they are both 12 years... - View image in PDF
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No Sea Room from Page 18
No Sea Room from page 18 and one man was clinging to the gunwale and the other two were just inside the bulwarks clinging to his legs. Of course you always wonder what's going to happen to the last man off, because there will be nobody...
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An R.A.F. Mosquito Aeroplane (1)
OCTOBER 11TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. At 11.29 in the morning the coastguard reported that an R.A.F. Mosquito aeroplane had crashed into the sea three miles north-east of Porthdinllaen Point. A light east-north-east wind was...
Awards to Two Coxswains
The 1964 award made under the terms of the James Michael Bower Endowment Fund established by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company has been made to Coxswain Harold Coyde, of Torbay, and Coxswain Daniel Kirkpatrick, of Longhope...
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Lifeboat Services (1)
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun: March 22, April 4 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: May 7 (twice) and 15 (twice) Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 1, May 6 and 19 (twice) Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class: May 28 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 37ft 6in...
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Bangor
Who's chicken? Definitely not (I to r) Philip Reiley, Ronnie White, Miles Lindsay, Graham Hardy nor Alan Lindsay, winners of the 1984 Hen Island Challenge Race for home-built craft. The team, all connected with the RNLI at... - View image in PDF
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The Relief 52Ft Arun Class Lifeboat a J R and L G Uridge Alongside the Stricken Hovercraft the Y Boat Is In the Foreground Photograph By Courtesy of C P Nel
The relief 52ft Arun class lifeboat, A. J. R. and L. G. Uridge, alongside the stricken hovercraft. - View image in PDF
The Y boat is in the foreground. Photograph by courtesy of C. P. Nelson. - View image in PDF
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An Anson Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 2ND. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
An Anson aeroplane had been reported to have crashed in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled by the naval authorities. - Rewards, £5 16s. 6d..
Pupils of the Marlpool First School
Pupils of The Marlpool First School in Kidderminster held a lifeboat thanksgiving service in October which raised £329. The children were all involved in the preparations for the service, including building this magnificent model Brede... - View image in PDF
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