LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Auspicity
Ramsey, Isle of Man. At 8.58 on the morning of the 28th November, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a collision had occurred between a tanker and a trawler off Point of Ayre. The tanker Auspicity of London had been...
A Boat (1)
MAN COLLAPSED At 6.46 p.m. on 9th September, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat had overturned in moderate seas and a fresh south-westerly breeze off Bowleaze cove. At 7.5 the lifeboat Frank Spiller Locke put...
Yves Chantral, of St. Malo
Fowey, Cornwall - At 11.5 p.m. on 5th May, 1967, a report was received of a red flare two to three miles south of Gorran Haven. The life-boat Deneys Reitz slipped her moorings at 11.38 in a fresh south south westerly wind and a moderate sea....
A Power Boat
Donaghadee, Co. Down - At 11.16 p.m. on 27th July, 1967, a report was received that shouts had been heard from Perch rock. The life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly supped her moorings at 11.25 in a light north westerly breeze and a slightsea. The tide...
An Aeroplane (38)
JULY 3RD. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
At 7.15 P.M. a three-engined enemy bomber was attacked by British fighter aeroplanes, north-east of Gourdon. In a few minutes the bomber crashed into the sea.
A light...
The Rnli Looks at the Year's Work and the Future: 97000 Lives Saved Since 1824
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the RNLI this year was split into morning and afternoon sessions at the Royal Festival Hall, London, the first being for the governors and the second for the presentation of medals for gallantry and awards to voluntary...
Category: Meetings
Some Ways of Raising Money
Fund-raising branches and guilds throughout the country had very good results last year. Dundee branch increased its total by nearly 50 per cent to reach £15,800. the ladies' guild contributing £8,000 towards this sum; the...
Category: Donations
The Bravest Life-Boat Deed of 1947
TilE annual award for the bravest lifeboat deed of 1947, known as the "Miss Maud Smith's reward for courage,, in memory of John, 7th Earl of Hardwicke," has been made to Coxswain Edwin F. Madron,' of Penlee, for the rescue...
Category: Awards
Associate Membership
The Committee of the Association has decided with regret to discontinue this grade of membership since a subscription of -£ is insufficientto cover the free quarterly issue of THE LIFE-BOAT and to cover administrative costs. Existing...
Category: Articles
Shoreline
Shoreline Section WITH LITTLE publicity, Shoreline is now making a major contribution to the Institution's funds and it is hoped that this year enough will be raised to pay the cost of an offshore lifeboat.
Membership...
Category: Articles