LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

FEB. 16TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEY. A steam trawler was in distress, but was taken in tow by another trawler.-Rewards, £9 1s..

ALL associated with the life-boat service will have heard with the greatest regret of the death at Worthing, on the 29th November, 1939, at the age of 69, of Sir George Shee, late secretary of the Institution.

Sir George...

AUGUST 11TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.

An air battle had taken place during themorning, and the life-boat went out to search for aeroplanes down in Weymouth Bay, but she found nothing and was recalled by wireless. - Rewards,...

" The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth." WE are not about to write a sermon, although we have commenced with a text; but the sentiment...

The West Wight guild celebrated its 25th anniversary on 9 May 1996 with a successful buffet supper at the Royal Solent Yacht Club in Yarmouth.

At the event, which was attended by almost 100 people including the president,... - View image in PDF

As readers of The Lifeboat know, we have for some time been urging on the shipping community the claims of the Institution to their generous support, since it maintains a national service in which they are more directly interested than any...

JULY 28TH. - GALWAY BAY. A flying boat was overdue, but was later sighted in Clew Bay. The life-boat went as far as Cleggan, but returned on learning that the flying boat had been located. - Rewards, £15..

Sir CHARLES WILSON, LL.D., has been appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution in recognition of the dis- tinguished services which he has rendered for very many years past, first as Honorary Secretary of the Leeds Life-boat...