LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Visiter Rescue Re-Enacted at Whitby
On August Bank Holiday Sunday thousands of supporters gathered all along the route from the Whitby Lifeboat Museum to Robin Hood's Bay to witness the re-enactment of the area's most famous rescue.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Walmer.Kent.—On the 6th of August, 1954, two boys walked round the cliff from St. Margaret's to Kingsdown, but were trapped by the tide at Kingsdown. They both tried to swim round the cliff, but one of them got into difficulties. His...
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SILVER MEDAL SERVICES AT BLACKPOOL AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNES Nov. 26TH. - BLACKPOOL, AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE; NEW BRIGHTON, AND HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE ; RHYL, FLINTSHIRE. At noon on November 24th the pilot boat Charles Livingstone,...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To DAVID WILLIAMS, on his retirement, after serving for 42 years as coxswain of the Aberystwyth life-boat, a coxswain's certifi- cate of service and a pension, commuted to a gratuity at his request.
To CHARLES Mom, on...
Category: Awards
End of An Era:
End of an era: on the retirement of Coxswain David Cox of Wells I above) til the end of August, the station was without / member of the Cox family fur the first time in three generations. David Cox was a member of the crew for 43 vears and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats
Easington, Yorkshire. — On the 28th March, during moderately rough weather a message was received by telephone stating that a steam trawler had stranded, and was in great danger near the old foundation of the Kilasea Beacon. The crew of the...
Category: Services
The Restoration of Persons Apparently Drowned
IN the 21st Number of the Life-Boat Journal we introduced this important subject to our readers in connection with a new mode of treatment proposed by the eminent physiologist, the late Dr. MARSHALL HALL.
Again, in our...
Category: Articles
Letters to the Editor
SIR. - Since it would appear that no record has been made of the Institu- tion's earliest effort at mechanization, I am most interested in preparing a paper covering the inception of the steam life-boat; its design; building and method...
Category: Correspondence
New Ways of Raising Money
MRS. BOUTWOOD, honorary secretary of the Stanmore branch, has been holding gramophone evenings for young people, contributions for the entertainment being given to the Life- boat Service.
An unusual dance for those in their...
Category: Donations
Pilot Me
Whitby, Yorkshire.—During the morning and early afternoon of the 27th January the weather was very bad, and only one coble, the Pilot Me, took the risk of going out. When she was seen returning a very heavy sea was running into the harbour,...