LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats In January, February and March, 1954. 120 Lives Rescued
JANUARY DURING January life-boats were launched 48 times and rescued 71 lives.
ESCORT FOR FLAMBOROUGH BOAT Flamborough, Yorkshire.—During the afternoon of the 6th of January. 1954, a fishing coble was still at sea in...
Category: Services
St Lawrence of Liverpool
On the 20th September in- telligence was brought to Southport that a vessel was on shore on the Salthouse Bank,at the entrance to the River Ribble. The life- boat was at once launched, and in 2i hours reached the wreck, which was found to be...
L.G. Biglow, of Nova Scotia
On the morning of the 11th November the look-outs at this station discovered signals of distress flying from a barque anchored in dangerous proximity to the well-known Tuns Bank at the entrance of Derry Loch. Some time was lost owing to the...
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
Additional Life-Boat Stations
In addition to the former life-boat stations described in our first Number, we are now enabled to state, that life-boats have recently been placed at Teignmouth, Tenby, Hornsea, and Palling; while others are in course of construction for...
Category: Articles
A Canoe
Falling tide, rising tide ONLY AN HOUR OR TWO after West Kirby lifeboat crew had been receiving instruction on mouth to mouth resuscitation from their divisional inspector, Cdr George Cooper, on Thursday March 6, and while they were still...
A Steam Trawler
Anstruther, Fifeshire, and Broughty Ferry, Angus.—15th April. A steam trawler had stranded, but refloated and was taken in tow by another trawler.— Rewards, Anstruther, £14 9s. 6d.; Broughty Ferry, £30 16s. Qd..
A Steam Trawler (2)
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—8th February.
A steam trawler had got into difficulties, but was picked up by a steamer.—Rewards, £6 17s. 6d..
Her Majesty Queen Mary
BY the death of Her Majesty Queen Mary on the 24th of March, 1953, the Life-boat Service lost one of its three Royal Patrons. Queen Mary was the third of the five queens—Queen Vic- toria, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth (now the...
Category: Obituaries
The Ramsgate Life-Boat and the Ketch "Lord Hamilton."
AT half-past two in the afternoon, of 12th February last, the Ramsgate Life- boat and tug were called out by a message from the Coast Guard that a vessel— found afterwards to be the ketch Lord Hamilton—was ashore on the north-east part of...
Category: Services