LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Civil Service Life-Boat Fund
IT is with the greatest regret that we have to record the death of Mr. H.
Fineham, I.S.O., who was Honorary Secretary of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund from February 1906 to June 1914. Mr. Fincham, who was inspired with...
Category: Obituaries
New RNLI award
Lifeguards Nick Dowrick, Gareth Howarth, Tom Burgess and Emma Williams are to be presented with the inaugural Alison Saunders’ Lifeguarding Award this Summer.
The new annual award is for the most meritorious rescue by RNLI...
Category: Articles
Calshot: (I to R) Crew Members John Street Christopher Smith and Peter King With the Inflatable Boarding Boat In Which They Rescued Three Men from Ashlett Creek on The
Calshot: (I. to r.) Crew Members John Street, Christopher Smith and Peter King with the inflatable boarding boat in which they rescued three men from Ashlett Creek on the night of January 29. Winds were gale force 8 gusting to severe gale... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
NOTICE
NOTICE All contributions for the Institution should be sent to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, to Captain Nigel Dixon, R.N., Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I (Tel:...
Category: Articles
A Barge (1)
10th Novem- ber. A barge was known to have gone ashore, but the life-boat could not find her in the darkness, as she had no lights. The barge remained ashore, but her crew were in no danger.—Perma- nent crew; Rewards, £1 2s....
A Martinet Aeroplane
OCTOBER 8TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
A Martinet aeroplane had come down in the sea, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £18 2s.
(See Watchet, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page 65.).
An Aeroplane (50)
DECEMBER 11TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
Rescue craft and aeroplanes also searched.- Rewards, £24 2s. 6d..
An R.A.F. Hawker Hurricane Aeroplane
MARCH 2 3RD. - DOVER, KENT. An R.A.F. Hawker Hurricane aeroplane had been reported down in the sea about five miles off Dover, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £14 2s. 6d..
A Vessel (14)
APRIL 3RD. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A vessel had been reported to be on fire six miles N.N.E. of the Longstone Lighthouse, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
A Fishing Boat (6)
MAY 19TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A fishing boat from Worthing had not returned when expected. Her engine had broken down, but she made port unaided.
- Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..