LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Don
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 9.45 on the night of the 21st of January, 1952, the Spurn Point coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Don, of Goole, which was at anchor half a mile west of the Middle Light Buoy, had reported that her second officer had...
Coxswain Thomas Reay of Maryport
COXSWAIN THOMAS REAY of Maryport died on the 14th of April, 1959, at the age of 77. He served as coxswain from 1932 to 1941 after having previously served as bowman for nearly three years and second coxswain for over twenty-three years. He...
Category: Obituaries
New Range of Quality Gifts
FOR THE first time, we are introducing two items which we hope will be more than souvenirs and fall into the category of suitable gifts. For men, there is an attractive set of hand-made cuff-links with the R.N.L.I. motif in gilt and enamel...
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The S.S. Indus
PORT ISAAC.—At 7.30 A.M., on the 14th October, the Richard and Sarah Life-boat put off to the assistance of two boats which were sighted in the offing about two miles distant. A strong breeze was blowing from the N.W. and the sea was heavy....
The S.S. Valga
Whitby, Yorkshire. At 6.20 on the morning of the 3rd of September, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the s.s. Valga of Lenin- grad had asked for the life-boat to take a doctor out to attend to a seaman who had fallen down...
Ex-Coxswain John Howells, of Fishguard
EX-COXSWAIN JOHN HOWELLS, of Fish- guard, died on 14th March at the age of 72. He was Coxswain of the Fishguard Life-boat from 1910 to 1921.. In December, 1920, he was awarded the Institution's Gold Medal for the ser- vice to the Dutch...
Category: Obituaries
Bravest Act of Life-Saving
THE Maud Smith award for the bravest act of life-saving by a member of a life-boat crew in 1963 has been won by Mechanic Joseph Houlihan of Valentia for the rescue single-handed of two men on 2nd September. A full account of the service...
Category: Awards
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How to Help the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
1. By becoming an Annual Subscriber, even if the amount subscribed be small, or by giving a donation.
2. By taking charge of a collecting-box or card and endeavouring to fill it.
3. By remembering ...
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2007: The Experimental FCB2 Is Unveiled – The Future Face Of Carriage-Launched All-Weather Lifeboats?
2007: the experimental FcB2 is unveiled – the future face of carriage-launched all-weather lifeboats? Photo: Tony Roddam. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs