LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Rescue of Three Fishermen. A Gallant Service off Folkestone
A Gallant Service off Folkestone.
ON the night of Sunday, 13th December last, a strong S.W. gale was blowing off Folkestone, with a very heavy sea and driving rain. The day had been fine, and early in the afternoon the...
Category: Services
Some of the New Trent Class Can Be Funded By Single Legacies Or Appeals
Some of the new Trent class can be funded by single legacies or appeals - this is Fishguard's Blue Peter VII, funded by the BBC television programme's appeal - but increasingly it is necessary to fund or top-up from the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Services In 1898
LIFE-BOAT SERVICES IN 1898.
Lives saved.
Addgunde, barque, of Tonsberg 12 Albert, ketch, of Watchet......... 3 Anglo-Saxon, barge — rendered assistance.
Annie Warren, sch.,...
Category: Articles
Opening the New Life-Boat House at Cullercoats
FURTHER evidence of the popular ap- preciation of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION and all that appertains to the saving of life at sea was furnished on Saturday, 8th August last, at Culler- coats. About ten years since the Co-...
Category: Articles
The Ferries European Gateway and Speedlink
Ferry collision HARWICH HARBOUR RADIO received a call at 2251 on Sunday December 19, 1982, from the outward bound roll-on roll-off ferry European Gateway reporting that she was in collision with the inward bound ferry Speedlink Vanguard in...
RNLI In Action
RNLI in action This quarter’s highlights of the many hundreds of lifeboat launches and lifeguard incidents around the UK and Republic of Ireland Month of mudness Helmsman ‘Tommo’Thompson and crew from Exmouth, Devon, rescued two 14-year-olds...
Category: Articles
Sub-Divisional Officer Clive Buckley
Sub-divisional officer Clive Buckley puts on a brave face as he prepares for his 160ft daredevil leap! Photo The Western Morning News Company. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Category: Advertisement
Feature: Launching Saves Lives
The pages of the Lifeboat feature many brave and skilful rescues but it is easy to overlook that, before a lifeboat reaches a casualty, just launching can be a demanding task If all lifeboat stations were based in easily accessible harbours...
Category: Articles
Sincere (2)
Search for missing vessel locates wreck A total of 21 boats, including the Scarborough, Filey and Whitby lifeboats, took part in the search for the fishing vessel Sincere with two persons on board, when it failed to return to harbour on 28...