LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
March
MARCH Launches 90. Lives rescued 132.
MARCH 2ND. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON. At 4.30 A.M. information was received from the King’s Harbour Master that signals of distress were being shewn in Jennycliffe Bay, and the motor life-boat...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats In June, July and August, 1951. 116 Lives Rescued
DURING June life-boats went out on service 39 times and rescued 27 lives.
HOPE FOR THE FISH HARVEST Longhope, Orkneys.—At 1.57 on the morning of the 1st of June, 1951, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the fishing...
Category: Services
After Naming the Torbay Boat the Duke of Kent Accompanied By the Duchess Went Up on Her Flying Bridge for a Trip to Sea
After naming the Torbay boat, the Duke of Kent, accompanied by the Duchess, went up on her flying bridge for a trip to sea.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Demonstrations Included the Capsize and Righting of the Rnli's Atlantic 21 Ilb a British Crew Righted the Boat First and Then After Being Instructed In the Righting Drill By
Demonstrations included the capsize and righting of the RNLI's Atlantic 21 ILB. A British crew righted the boat first and then, after being instructed in the righting drill by Mike Butler of the RNLI Cowes base, a Dutch crew took over... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Annual Meeting and Presentation of Awards
Fast fleet 'on target' for 1993 WITH RECORD numbers of lifeboats under construction or on order, the RNLI's chairman, the Duke of Atholl told a packed Royal Festival Hall on May 12 of his vision of the service in the year...
Category: Meetings
Warbler
TRAWLER AGROUND At 10 a.m. on 25th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Warbler was aground on the Newcombe Sands off the Lowestoft harbour entrance. The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick went to the...
Gold Medal for Peterhead.
The gold medal for gallantry has been awarded to Coxswain John B. McLean, of Peterhead, the silver medal to David F. Wiseman, the motor mechanic, and the bronze medal to each of the other six members of the crew for rescuing the crew of...
Category: Articles
Letters
Dear Editor, I have been involved with or hanging around lifeboats since 1946 and have a fundraising silver badge.
The feature 'Lifeboating - an education' in the spring issue of the Lifeboat sparked off the...
Category: Correspondence
Blizzard
When snow and ice accompany storm force winds endurance of a high order is asked of lifeboat crews; an active endurance which will enable them to maintain efficiency and bring a service to a successful conclusion even after many hours at sea...
Category: Services
The Right Hon A. V. Alexander, C.H., M.P., Minister of Defence, and Coxswain William Peters, of St. Ives, Etc
The Right Hon A V Alexander CH MP Minister of Defence and Coxswain William Peters of St Ives Who Won The Silver Medal For Rescuing The Crew. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs