LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Buccaneer Aircraft
Ditched aircraft AT 2225 on April 22, 1987 the station honorary secretary at Wick was alerted by Pentland Coastguard that a Buccaneer aircraft had ditched in the sea more than 21 miles north east by east of Wick.
The 48ft...
Cover Picture
Our cover photograph for the spring issue was taken by David Parker, one of the four people to whom, at the Boat Show, the Duke of Atholl presented statuettes of lifchoatmen for their outstanding service to the RNLI in the field of public... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Rowing Boat
At 2.56 p.m. on 3rd September, 1966, a rowing boat was reported in danger two miles north of the boathouse. Four minutes later the life-boat Watkin Williams was launched in a rough sea and a strong south westerly wind. It was one hour after...
Dog Tired
Word came on 7 April that a dog was in trouble off Dynamite quay, St Ives – and that a man was about to try to rescue it. The tide was rushing out of the estuary, making any such attempt by a swimmer extremely dangerous. When the D class...
Category: Articles
Statement of Funds and Assets at 31st December, 1968
1967 £ 275,857 ENDOWMENT FUNDS (Income only from which is available for expenditure in accordance with donors' directions) .. .. .. .. .. 279,243 630,678 906,535 1,314,362 220,000 RESTRICTED...
Category: Accounts
Self-Devotion of An English Seaman
ON the 3rd of November last, during the gale which produced such devastating effects on the coast of Suffolk, and on other parts of the east coast of England, a Swedish brig, the Vestor, was driven ashore near Orfordness, on the Suffolk...
Category: Articles
Lara of Bosham, and Dinghies
Four people landed A SUDDEN DETERIORATION in the weather on the afternoon of Saturday September 19, 1981, caught out a fleet of Fireball sailing dinghies at a meeting off Felpharn, and at 1730 HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of...
Girl Power
Mention the words 'Girl Power' and you probably think of the pop group, Spice Girls! So what has 'Girl Power' got to do with the RNLI? In the early days of the lifeboat service, women either helped to raise funds or to...
Category: Articles
Henry Blogg Centenary Exhibition
Born on February 6, 1876, Henry Blogg served in Cromer crew from 1894 and was coxswain from 1909 to 1947, through two world wars. He was awarded three gold medals for gallantry and four silver Five Cromer lifeboatmen who were in the crew...
Category: Articles
Calshot Base from Coastguard Tower: City of Bristol and Joy and John Wade Alongside
Calshot base from Coastguard tower: City of Bristol and Joy and John Wade alongside.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs