LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary Lloyd and Elizabeth
FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather, rain and hail, on the evening of the llth April, the three-masted schooner Mary Lloyd, of Carnarvon, laden with slates, from...
Loango
On the 7th May a strong gale was blowing from E.S.E., and several vessels sheltering in the Bay were seen to be riding heavily to their anchors. Shortly before 2 P.M.
one of the schooners began to drag her anchors, and her...
Charles P. Knight
CLOVELLY, NORTH DEVON.—While a moderate to strong gale was blowing on the 4th October, accompanied by a heavy sea, a vessel was seen by the Coastguard at the Watch Tower Station, and although she had no signal of distress flying she appeared...
Greyling
'Dismasted5 yacht found sailing after long search Crew member Alan Channell of the Poole lifeboat Inner Wheel has been sent a letter of thanks signed by the Chief of Operations following a service in which he was put aboard a yacht off...
The Naval Tug Warden
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—At 11.26 on the morning of the 5th of February.
1955, the coastguard telephoned that the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, had asked if the life-boat would land three injured men from the naval...
RNLI Exhibition at Southend's New Library
At the kind invitation of Leslie Helliwell, chief librarian of Southendon- Sea, the local RNLI branch arranged a most successful '150 years of lifeboat history' exhibition in the borough's magnificent new central library. It was...
Category: Articles
S.S. Gasray, of London
APRIL 5TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
At nine at night a message was received from the St. Abbs Head signal station that a vessel appeared to have struck a mine. There was a light north-west wind and the sea was calm. At 9.8...
CELEBRATING LIFE
Jeff Davies – March 2016 Chairman and former Lifeboat Operations Manager at St Davids
Lifeboat Station
David Martin – January 2016 Former Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic at Donaghadee Lifeboat Station
David...
Category: Obituaries
Awards to Honorary Workers
To Miss MILLS, in recognition of her valuable co-operation at Bermondsey, the Gold Brooch and Record of Thanks.
To Mrs. BERTHA ROE, in recognition of her valuable co-operation at Plymouth, the Gold Brooch and Record of...
Category: Awards
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN.—A new Life-boat establishment has been formed here by the, Institution, some shipwrecks which had taken place in the locality, having shown the desirability of having a Life-boat on the spot, in the event of...
Category: Articles