LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Launch of the Life-Boat
Go forth, thou gallant boat! God speed thee on the main I Not oft, if ever, wilt thou float Thus tranquilly again.
Go I proudly ride the wave— The restless waters sleep; Hereafter thou must breast and brave The fury of the...
Category: Poetry
Fishing Cobles
CULLERCOATS.—Several cobles which had gone out fishing on the 15th October, were overtaken by a gale which sprang up from the S.E., causing the sea to break heavily on the bar. The Life-boat Co- Operator, No. 1, was launched at about 7.30...
Eliza and Fearful
On the 8th December two vessels were driven ashore in Mount Batten Bay; and again the Government steam-tug afforded her friendly aid to the Life-boat, Four men were on this occasion saved from the brigantine Eliza, of Bly th, and 8 men from...
Testing Out the Mtv Basic Voice Trainer: (I to R) Coxswain Derek Scott Motor Mechanic Alan Jones and Crew Member George Parsons from the Mumbles Photograph By
Testing out the MTV basic voice trainer: (I. to r.) Coxswain Derek Scott, Motor Mechanic Alan Jones and Crew Member George Parsons from The Mumbles. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of South Wales Evening Post.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Major-General J. Boughey, of Brancaster
Major-General J. Boughey, of Bran- caster, Norfolk, who died on 20th February, in his eighty-eighth year, was Honorary Secretary of the Station from 1907 until his death. In recognition of his services, he was awarded Binoculars in 1920..<...
Category: Obituaries
George and Margaret, Hope-on, John and Margaret, and Our Boys
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — Early on the morning of the 7th April the coastguard reported that five local fishing cobles were out, and that it would be very dangerous for them to make harbour. The sea was very rough, and a very strong,...
Hrh the Princess Royal Examines a D Class Inflatable With the Superintendent of the RNLI Depot
HRH The Princess Royal examines a D class inflatable with the Superintendent of the RNLI Depot, Mick Wheeler (left) and Deputy Director Ray Kipling (right) during her visit on 30 November 1989.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Below) Hrh the Duchess of Kent Waves to the Crowds at Whitby
(Belowl HRH The Duchess of Kent waves to the crowds at Whitby from the station's newly named Trent class lifeboat, George and Mary Webb.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 8 February 1993 show that during 1992: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 5,439 times (an average of more than 14 launches a day) 1,371 lives have been saved (an average of more than 3 each...
Category: Articles
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
SEAHAM, DURHAM.—The seafaring popu-ation of this place having expressed a de- sire to have a life-boat, not only for the sake of assisting the crows of distressed vessels, but also that they might bo on- ! abled to help pilot and...
Category: Articles