LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

EEDCAB.—The Life-boat Brothers was launched for exercise at 2.15 P.M. on the 23rd June, 1892, in a moderate gale from the N. by E. and a rough sea, and, while under sail, the coble Wild Hose, of Eedcar, was seen, about two miles to leeward,...

George Bernard O'Reilly, Skegness deputy launching authority from 1987 to 1994 and between 1995 and 1997. Bernard was also vice chairman and box secretary of Skegness branch and served as a crew member on Skegness lifeboat for over 16...

ST. DAVID'S, PEMBROKESHIRE Landing Craft G.16.

On the 25th April, 1943, the St. David’s life-boat rescued a survivor from H.M.

COXSWAIN WILLIAM WATTS H. WILLIAMS was awarded the bronze medal..

On the afternoon of the 6th March, at about 5 o'clock, a schooner was observed coming from the W. and making for Serabster Boads. As the sea was very heavy, and the wind was blowing strongly from the N., fears were entertained that she...

THE Institution has awarded an in- scribed wrist-watch and a framed letter of thanks to twelve-year-old Michael Dornom, of Salcombe, Devon, who saved the life of a seaman in a south- westerly gale on the 17th of September, 1950. The seaman...

The schooner -B. B., of Bayonne, had anchored in Clo- velly Eoads on the 19th December, and it was ascertained that she was partially dis- abled from loss of sails, spars, and both boats. On the following morning, in a very severe gale from...

During an ex- ceptionally severe northerly gale and very heavy sea on the 8th January signals of distress were observed from the brigantine Walter J. Cummins, of Irvine, which lay off Moelfre weather bound, whilst bound from Wicklow to...

THE Institution has been awarded the " Gold Life-saving Medal of Honor " of the United States of America, which was personally presented on 25th June by Commander C. D. Hinckley, of the U.S.

Coast Guard, who had...