LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of Foreign Life-Boats to British Vessels In 1934
DURING 1934 services were rendered off the shores of foreign countries to 34 British vessels in distress, and 69 lives were rescued from them. Of these lives 22 were rescued off the Danish coast and 44 off the coast of...
Category: Services
Lucy and a Speed Boat
Broken rudder THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Poole Lifeboat station was informed by Portland RHQ at 0750 on Tuesday, August 23 that a Dutch warship had reported a 25' yacht, Lucy, with a broken rudder 23 miles south of Anvil...
An Aeroplane (140)
SEPTEMBER 13TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat was later recalled, as news was received that the aeroplane had landed at her aerodrome.- Rewards, £6...
From the Time That Lady Sold Her Flag Or Arranged Her Coffee Morning to Raise Funds— That Was When This Rescue Started ': Coxswain Derek Scott of the Mumbles M
'From the time that lady sold her flag or arranged her coffee morning to raise funds— that was when this rescue started . . .': Coxswain Derek Scott of The Mumbles moved the resolution of appreciation to lifeboat crews and voluntary... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Rules Made By the Board of Trade Under the Life-Saving Appliances Act, 1888
THESE rules, which are to come into effect on the 1st of November, were signed I a few days ago by Sir MICHAEL HICKSBEACH, and have just been presented to j Parliament. They are certainly of a most elaborate character—it is difficult to see...
Category: Articles
At the Blast of Royal National Life-Boat Institution Whistles, Teams of Women and Schoolgirls Drawn from Around Bournemouth and Poole Began Furiously Knitting Blanket Squares at Sponsored Kni
At the blast of Royal National Life-boat Institution whistles, teams of women and schoolgirls drawn from around Bournemouth and Poole began furiously knitting blanket squares at sponsored knitins held simultaneously at Beales of Poole and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Steamer (14)
MARCH 4TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT, AND EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX. A steamer was reported to have been torpedoed, but neitherlife-boat could find anything, and news was received later that other vessels engaged in the search had found her. - Rewards :...