LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboat launched 3,745 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1,491 lives (an average of over 4 people rescued each day).
Over 35 per cent of all services carried...
Category: Articles
The Luggers the Quick and the Gyles
ST. IVES, CORNWALL.—On Saturday the 29th April a fearful gale was experienced here. The wind, which was from N.W., blew from about 11 until 3 o'clock in the afternoon with tremendous fury, lashing the sea into foam, and causing the spray...
Blanche et Louis and Maggie Kelso
At about 11 P.M. on the 13th September, lights being observed through the darkness, carried by some ship evidently drifting on the rocks, the Life-boat was launched, and on reaching the distressed vessel found that she was already ashore.<...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, on his retirement, after serving for 30 years as coxswain of the Anstruther life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service.
To GEORGE CRANER, on his retirement, after serving for 21 years as...
Category: Awards
Life-Boat Exhibition In Manchester and Salford
THE life-boat exhibition which was given in London at the Charing Cross Underground Station in May and June of last year,1 was given this year for a fortnight in Manchester and a week in Salford.
The Manchester exhibition...
Category: Articles
A Motor Coble and a Rowing Boat
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—17th November.
A motor coble and a rowing boat had been overtaken by a sudden storm, but reached safety unaided.— Rewards, £36 10s. 6d..
The Motor Cruisers Sea Gull and Bill
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 7.12 on the evening of the 20th of August, 1951, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a motor cruiser was aground on the Burbo Bank near R.4 Buoy in the Rock Channel. Two men had walked ashore from her leaving...
The S.S. Scillonian and the Launch Kittern
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—On the 10th of September, 1951, the S.S.
Scillonian was bound from Penzancefor St. Mary's with eighty-three people.
The sea was smooth, but there was a very...
Jane Mary Jane, Cornelia and Ynys Lochtyn
New Quay, Cardiganshire.—On the morning of the 15th of September, 1956, a heavy storm came up from the south-east. The majority of the fish- ing boats which were at sea had re- turned to harbour, but it was reported that the fishing...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Certificates of Service and Pensions.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE and a PENSION, have been awarded to: RICHARD LEE, 21J years coxswain, 7J years second coxswain and 3J years bowmam of the Douglas...
Category: Awards