LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Boat Services In January and February, 1947
Launches 90 Lives Rescued 61 During January and February life-boats put out to the rescue ninety times and rescued sixty-one lives, and the Institution gave to its crews and launchers for these services, and for assemblies of crews, rewards...
Category: Services
Wick's New Tyne Class Lifeboat Norman Salvesen Lies Alongside the North Pier for Her Naming and Dedication Ceremony
Wick's New Tyne Class Lifeboat Norman Salvesen Lies Alongside The North Pier For Her Naming and Dedication Ceremony. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Cranby
OCTOBER 20TH. - REDCAR, YORK-SHIRE. At 9.30 P.M. the S.S. Cranby, ofMontreal, a 2,000-ton steamer, with a crew of twenty-one, bound laden with coal from Newcastle to London, ran ashore on West Scar Rocks. The weather was hazy, with a light...
The Coningbeg Lightvessel
Kilmore, Co. Wexford. — The Com- missioners of Irish Lights asked if thelife-boat would take relief men to the Coningbeg Lightvessel as their own boats were unavailable, and at ten o'clock on the morning of the 31st of March, 1952, the...
The S.S. President Emile Marcesche
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 4.28 in the afternoon of the 14th of December, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that the North Goodwin Lightvessel had wirelessed that a vessel appeared to be aground three miles south by west of the lightvessel, and at 4...
As Reported In the October 1972 Issue of the Life-Boat the Rev George Waddington Formerly Chaplain to the St.Mary's Scilly Islands Life-Boat Has Moved to Pais
As reported in the October, 1972, issue Of THE LIFE-BOAT, the Rev. George Waddington, formerly chaplain to the St. Mary's, Scilly Islands, life-boat, has moved to Paisley and is sporting the R.N.L.I, crest on his ceremonial preaching... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
At Tea Princess Margaret Cuts the Ceremonial Cake Made and Decorated By Crew Member Bert Addington (R) With Them Is Alan Wear Station Honorary Secretary
At tea, Princess Margaret cuts the ceremonial cake made and decorated by Crew Member Bert Addington (r.). With them is Alan Wear, station honorary secretary.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Helen, of Stornoway
'On the 31st August the sloop Helen, of Stornoway, bound from Cullen to the Moray Firth, was obliged to come to an anchor, during a gale at N.W., in the bay to the east of the small fishing harbour of Lossiemouth.
In...
A New Fast Type of Motor Life-Boat
Ax important development in Motor Life-boat construction has been decided upon. The aim of the Institution in the design and construction of Motor Lifeboats and their engines, suitable,for the work of rescuing life from shipwreck under all...
Category: Articles
The Life-Saving Apparatus Ready for Action
On the left is a line-throwing gun, mounted on a [carnage. The man next to it is carrying a spare line and projectile. On the right is a cliff ladder.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs