LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Cuba of Whitby
On the night of the 25th October, at 9 P.M., the brig Cuba, of Whitby, was driven ashore in a heavy gale off Winterton.
The life-boat was got ready soon after mid- night, but the night being dark, and the sea very heavy,...
Sea Breezes and Starfish II
St. Ives, Cornwall. At 1.30 p.m. on 30th June, 1964, the honorary secretary was told that a skiff with three people on board was in dangerous water off Mexico Beach. At 1.31 inshore rescue boat no. 5 launched in a moderate northwesterly...
Coxswain William Johnston, of Stromness
Coxswain William Johnston, of Stromness, in the Orkneys, died on 3rd February last, at the age of sixty-five.
He had retired only five months before on account of ill health. Appointed Coxswain in 1915, he...
Category: Obituaries
Hma: Robert Haworth MRCS Lrcp Da Eng of Barmouth
One of the key people at every lifeboat station is the honorary medical adviser, a local general practitioner who takes into his care the routine medical oversight of boat and crew and who, while not necessarily required by his appointment...
Category: Articles
(Below) Lifeboats Are Built In Commercial Boatyards Tinder the Supervision of Rnli Technical Officers
(Below) Lifeboats are built in commercial boatyards tinder the supervision of RNLI technical officers.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The 54Ft Arun Lifeboat Tony Vandervell
The 54ft Arun lifeboat Tony Vandervell in Portland Race. Stationed at Weymouth since 1976, she was the first of her class to have the hull built in glass reinforced plastic. The Arun is a 'fast afloat' boat, her twin Caterpillar... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
CAPSIZE of DUTCH LIFEBOAT
WITH GREAT REGRET we have to report that the Royal North and South Holland Lifeboat Institution lifeboat Christiaen Huygens of Den Helder capsized on March 26, 1975. Two of her crew of three lost their lives.
At about 2145...
Category: Articles
As a Memorial to Motor Mechanic R F 'Bob' Appleby of Filey Who Collapsed and Died on June 23 1974 Just As the Lifeboat Was About to Be Launched on Service Filey Life
As a memorial to Motor Mechanic R. F. 'Bob' Appleby of Filey, who collapsed and died on June 23, 1974, just as the lifeboat was about to be launched on service, Filey lifeboatmen are adding a rest room, changing room and look-out to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Crew of the Portrush Antrim Life-Boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No 4) Whose Coxswain Is Mr R Mcmullan the Crew Are Wearing the New Life-Jackets and Protective Suit
The crew of the Portrush, Antrim, life-boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No. 4), whose coxswain is Mr. R. McMullan. The crew are wearing the new life-jackets and protective suits.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Change to Ultra High Frequency
EFFICIENT means of communication at sea between life-boats and aircraft have been of growing importance in recent years. Particularly vital is the link be- tween life-boats and helicopters, for the number of services in which life- boats and...
Category: Articles