LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Germania (1)
On the night of the 6th of May, 1955, the Eastbourne. Sussex, life-boat rescued a salvage party of sixteen men from the S.S. Gcrmania and four men from two motor boats which had been helping to unload her. For a full account of this service,...
Close on £590 was raised at the annual Colchester flag day on 13th June, 1970,
Close on £590 was raised at the annual Colchester flag day on 13th June, 1970, and the earlier house-to-house collection. Both were organised by Mrs. Norman Clarke, secretary of the Colchester ladies' life-boat guild, whose husband... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ramsgate's Coat of Arms
THE town of Ramsgate has decided, in celebration of the jubilee of its incor- poration as a borough, to apply for the grant of supports to the borough arms. After consulting with Sir Gerald Wollaston, M.V.O., Garter King of Arms, she has...
Category: Articles
Right the Timed Competition
Right. The timed competition to dress in lifeboatmen's clothing attracted the youngsters. - View image in PDF
As a finale the senior staff of the Institution took part in a hotly contested, and frequently sabotaged, play-off1. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
T. L. Devlin, of Granton
DECEMBER 19TH. ~ ABERDEEN. At 1.54 in the morning information was received from the coastguard that the steam trawler T. L.
Devlin, of Granton, had sprung a leak and needed help. A southerly gale was blowing, with heavy...
The Seine Net Boat Mistletoe
Buckie, Banffshire. At 1.47 a.m. on 9th June, 1965, the seine net boat Mistletoe was observed to be aground on the west side of Buckpool harbour. At 2.35 the life-boat Laura Moncur slipped her moorings in a light westerly breeze and a smooth...
Other IRB Launches
In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full on pages 240, 255 and 274, the following launches on service were made during the months of June to August, 1966, inclusive: Aberdovey,...
Category: Services
Over 800 Brownies Guides Cubs and Scouts Took Over Great Yarmouth Beach In April In the Biggest Sponsored Walk the Town Has Known the Aim? to Help Raise The
Over 800 Brownies, Guides, Cubs and Scouts took over Great Yarmouth beach in April in the biggest sponsored walk the town has known. The aim? to help raise the money for four ILBs which Yarmouth and District Round Table plan to give the RNLI... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Memories of Sir William Hillary
Manx Memories and Movements, by Samuel Norris, Isle of Man: The Norris Modern Press, Ltd., 12s. 6d.
MR. NORRIS is an English journalist who, in 1894, when not yet twenty years old, landed in the Isle of...
Category: Articles
The Institution and Ship Owners. A Comparison Between Life-Boat Services and Contributions
A COMPARISON BETWEEN LIFE-BOAT SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
By GEORGE F. SHEE, M.A., Secretary of the Institution.
I AM publishing here a list of the ships to the assistance of which the Life-boats have...
Category: Articles