LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gerassimos Vergottis and Van Ostade
JULY 1ST. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. During thick fog the Greek steamer Gerassimos Vergottis and the Dutch steamer Van Ostade had collided, and the Greek steamer had been badly damaged.
The life-boats could not...
Two Naming Ceremonies In Northumberland. Cullercoats and Boulmer
Two new motor life-boats on the coast of Northumberland have been named this year, at Cullercoats and Boulmer.
Cullercoats.
A new motor life-boat was stationed at Cullercoats this year, replacing a pulling...
Category: Inaugurations
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Notes of the Quarter
FIGURES already available show that the year 1958 has been similar to the two preceding years in the demands made on life-boat crews. When a record figure for peacetime of 745 launches on service was established in 1956, this seemed an...
Category: Articles
Some Ways of Raising Money
Last year some boys belonging to the Bluebird Navigators visited the RNLI Depot at Boreham Wood with Mr Jim Garrard, of Kesgrove, Suffolk, their leader. Mr Garrard puts on his static displays for the RNLI all around the east coast and does...
Category: Articles
Some Heroes of 1914
THE Life-boatmen who had been awarded the Gold and Silver Medals of the Institution in recognition of gallant services during 1914 were present at the Annual Meeting on the 21st April, and were introduced to the Chairman. In the case of...
Category: Articles
I. E. Chase
On 30th January at 9 A.M., in consequence of a signal from the Hock Lighthouse, at the entrance of the Mersey, that a ship was in distress at the back the banks on "Square 43," the Lifeboat Willie and Arthur proceeded down the...
The Centenary: In London. Gold Medallists Decorated By the King
DURING its first century the Institution awarded its Gold Medal for gallantry and conspicuous service in saving life from shipwreck, ninety-five times. Fourteen Gold Medals were also awarded for other forms of service to the Institution, but...
Category: Medals
Two Fishing Smacks The James and The Atkins
PORTHDINLLAEN.—Signals of distress were shown from some vessels in Carnarvon Bay on the night of the 25th January. The crew of the Life-boat George Moore quickly assembled, launched their boat, and proceeded in the direction of the light,...
John and Robert
PORTHDINLLAEN. — A schooner was observed in distress, having lost all her sails, about two or three miles N.W. of Porthdinllaen Head, during a very heavy gale from N.N.W. on the morning of the 20th May. The Life-boat George Moore put off at...