LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM.—The schooner Ullen Myvanwy, of Beaumaris, bound from Runcorn for Ramelton, co. Donegal, with a cargo of salt, anchored in Skerries Roads, off Portrush on the 28th Feb., 1891.
On the 2nd March, a gale...
Category: Services
Various Vessels
Aberdeen.—During the very bad storms from 21st January to 1st February the motor life-boat was launched three times, the pulling and sailing lifeboat was launched once, and her crew assembled twice. The Institution's lifesaving apparatus...
Mrs Asa Richman
Mrs Asa Richman explains the art of spinning at the craft fair held last autumn by Wembury Peninsula branch, Plymouth.
Other demonstrations were given by a potter, glass engraver, macrame worker, pewter worker, flower... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Story of a Goose
ON Sunday morning, 8th February, the Ramsey Life-boat went out to a ketch which was seen to be flying signals of distress a little way outside the harbour.
A strong breeze was blowing, but the sea was smooth and the...
Category: Articles
Boats
On the 29th of July, 1956, life-boats from Dover and Dungeness, Kent, and Selsey, Sussex, put out to the help of a number of vessels in distress. A full account of these services for which, among other distinctions conferred, the silver...
Thomas Cocking (Snr),
Thomas Cocking (Snr), full-time coxswain of St Ives lifeboat between 1976 and 1989. Thomas joined the crew in 1952, and was appointed bowman in 1955, second coxswain in 1965 and retained coxswain in 1967.
Thomas was also a...
Category: Obituaries
Services by Shore-Boats (6)
FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At about 11.30 P.M on the 27th May, 1939, it was reported that the motor boat Peggy Lynn, of Peterhead, was lying one mile east of Cairnbulg, apparently-in need of help. The lifeboat’s motor mechanic and a...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 15th April, 1937.
Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d.
Lloyd's collection . . 1,510 3 0 The...
Category: Committee
Memento of a Night to Remember: When the 85-Strong Caldicat Male ("»/Ce Choir Together With Soprano Soloist Miss Ann Beynon Gave a Concert at Bournemouth at the In
Memento of a night to remember: When the 85-strong Caldicat Male ("»/ce Choir, together with soprano soloist Miss Ann Beynon. gave a concert at Bournemouth at the invitation of the ladies' guild and Miss Mary Palmer on May 28,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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