LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A R.A.F. Dinghy
'Abandoned' airman retrieved from dinghy Cullercoats East Division Lifeboats and helicopters are frequent partners in rescue missions, so there was nothing unusual in Cullercoat's C class inflatable working with a helicopter crew...
Life-Boat Conferences. South-East of England
A CONFERENCE of Life-boat workers was held at. Folkestone on 2nd May.
The delegates were welcomed by the Mayor of Folkestone and Major Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., Under-Secretary of State for Air, and...
Category: Meetings
Disaster to the Rye Life-Boat. The Whole Crew Drowned
THE worst disaster which has fallen on the Life-boat Service for many years occurred on 15th November. It fell with crushing weight on the gallant Life-boat Crew of the little village of Rye Harbour, sweeping away practically the whole adult...
Category: Articles
Wreck of The Mumbles Life-Boat. The Whole Crew Lost
AT twelve minutes to six on the evening of the 23rd of April, 1947, the life-boat station at The Mumbles, Glamorganshire, received a message from the coastguard that Burnham Radio had picked up a call from the British steamship Samtampa,...
Category: Articles
Johan Collett
THIRD GOLD MEDAL AWARDED SINCE END OF WAR ON the 5th/6th February, 1963, the St. Peter Port life-boat rescued nine people from the Norwegian motor vessel JoJwn Collett. For this service, a full account of which appears on page 450, among...
Ferona of Exeter
On the 5th No- vember the schooner Ferona, of Exeter, drove on shore near the entrance of Yar- mouth harbour: the Yarmouth smaller life- boat went to her assistance through a heavy surf, and succeeded in rescuing her crew of 5 men, landing...
With the Help of Mr. Clayton Love, Jnr., Member of the Committee of Management, Who Was Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club at the Time, the Dublin Office Has Acquired a Quantity of Special
With the help of Mr. Clayton Love, jnr., member of the Committee of Management, who was Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club at the time, the Dublin Office has acquired a quantity of special First Day Covers (as illustrated) for sale at 40p... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Northern Ireland
THE WORK of our Northern Irish lifeboat crews continues in the same admirable way as that of their fellow seamen at all other RNLI stations. As to financial branches, last year RNLI committees and their helpers raised £30,000, a record...
Category: Articles
Unsung Heroes: Frances Hudson
A volunteer describes her recent experience helping to preserve old photographs for future generations
What is your role?
I’ve been cleaning and digitising glass plates, part of a large collection of old lifeboat...
Category: Articles
Manuscript Limited
ya/Nati Appeal "TbeLynmouth Lifeboat, ijth January 1899'by £Marl Myers RSMA The Perfect Gift for you and the RNLI The RNLI's Limited Edition Appeal has proved a resounding success, with thousands of pounds already raised...
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