LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
March 4th, 1824: March 4th, 1924
THE Institution was founded on 4th March, 1824, " at a Public Meeting of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants, and others, held at the City of London Tavern, His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chair." Such is the brief record...
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Past and Present
100 years ago One hundred years ago THE LIFEBOAT was also looking back - another 50 years to what it termed: A Noteworthy Jubilee from THE LIFEBOAT of 1893 Fifty years ago, Le. on the 20th October, 1842 there was laid to rest in her early...
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SWEPT FROM A BREAKWATER
PORTHCAWL | 16 DECEMBER
A fisherman was knocked off his feet and dragged into the sea after a large wave swept over a breakwater. Within minutes the crew of Porthcawl’s inshore lifeboat were on their way, and found him drifting a...
Category: Services
Edith
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. — At 6.50 on the night of the 19th of November, 1951, the motor mechanic reported flares north of the harbour and at seven o'clock the life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched with the second cox- swain in charge. The sea...
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A Rowing Boat
Port Erin, Isle of Man. At 6.10 on the evening of the 8th of September, 1960, the second coxswain told the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was reported missing and might be in difficulties between Bradda Head and Flirlwick Bay. The...
The Prime Minister on the Life-Boat Service
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 156 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to September 30th, 1949 - 76,606 The Prime Minister on the Life-Boat Service4 I HAVE the...
Category: Meetings
Rescue By the Mablethorpe Life-Boat. 28th November, 1912. By Charles Moss, Author of "Bible Angels," Etc
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Brave little Mablethorpe, Fair little Mablethorpe, Haven of rest for the young and the old; Where, in the summertime, Silver seas lazily Bipple o'er sands of a glittering gold.II.
England is proud...
Category: Poetry
A Motor Launch
LAUNCH WAS OVERDUE At 5.45 a.m. on 3rd September, 1964, the harbour office told the honorary secretary that a motor launch had left Dublin for Dun Laoghaire at midday and had not yet arrived. There was thick fog at the time with light airs...
Inshore Rescue Boats Services
From October, 1963, to March, 1964, the inshore rescue boats were launched on service four times. The following is the list of services or attempted services: Date 1963 October 5: October 13: 1964 March 15: March 20: Station Whitstable...
Category: Services