LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Albert T. Young and the Hildred
POOLE.—On the 23rd February two vessels, the barquentine Albert T. Young and the Hildred, both belonging to Faversham, and laden with coal, stranded on the back of the Hook Sands, in a fresh S.E. wind and a rough sea. The Honorary Secretary...
New for Summer: trendy tees
RNLIshop has teamed up with fresh coastal fashion label Seasalt to launch a new range of lifeguard-themed clothing.
T-shirts and hoodies are available for men, women and children, all made from 100% organic cotton. Prices...
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Help to the Vessels of Foreign Countries.
The year was notable also for the large number of lives rescued from foreign vessels. In the midst of war the life-boat service has never forgotten its undertaking to rescue all in peril at sea, whatever their nationality. There were...
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Here and There
AN RNLI JUBILEE FAYRE, organised by a committee representing several North Cornwall branches, will be held on the Royal Agricultural Show grounds, Wadebridge, on Wednesday, August 24.
The grounds have kindly been made...
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THIS MAYDAY Help raise money for the vital kit our crews rely upon
When our brave volunteer crews answer the call for help, they don’t know what they’ll be facing. Huge waves, storms, darkness ... They need to be prepared for anything.
Having the right kit can be the difference between...
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Yesterday: Norman Clark Launches from Her Carriage on a Bleak Day With Snow on the Ground and Dusting 'The Law' Rising Majestically Above the Town Lifeboat Crew And
Yesterday: Norman Clark launches from her carriage on a bleak day with snow on the ground and dusting 'The Law', rising majestically above the town. Lifeboat crew and shore helpers would have come mostly from fishing... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
One of the Highlights of the Splendid 150th Anniversary Banquet In the Painted Hall at the Royal Naval College Greenwich on October 11 1974 Was a Piccolo Solo By Ban
One of the highlights of the splendid 150th anniversary banquet in the Painted Hall at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, on October 11, 1974, was a piccolo solo by Band Corporal R. O.
Howgill, Royal Marines. The Duke of... - View image in PDF
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The Screw Steamer Benjamin Whitworth, of Middlesborough
On the 14th November both the Life- boats on the Caister station, as well as the Yarmouth No. 1 Life-boat, the Mark Lane, went off to the assistance of the screw-steamer Benjamin Whitworth, of Middlesborough, which had grounded on the Cross...
The Danish Fishing Vessel Jane Harbo
Lerwick, Shetlands - At 3.36 a.m. on 8th January, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Danish fishing vessel Jane Harbo had requested urgent medical assistance for a member of her crew who had been involved in an...
The French Crabber Pluie de Rose
Penlee, Cornwall. At 6.12 on the morning of the 1st of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secre- tary that a vessel was ashore in St. Loy Bay. At 6.34 the life-boat W and S was launched in a slight sea, with a gentle...