LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Coming to our AGM and annual awards?
The RNLI AGM and annual presentation of awards will take place at The Barbican, London on 22 May 2014. Details of the AGM will be mailed to Governors of the RNLI, and more details of the AGM and the afternoon awards will feature in the next...
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Coxswain Henry Blogg, of Cromer
Awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution for the services to the Greek steamer " Pyrin " and the Swedish steamer " Fernebo," on 9th January, 1917. Awarded the Second Service Clasp to his Gold Medal for the service to the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Manchester & Salford XXIX
The new Pwllheli Life-boat after the ceremony. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
John Pickard
On the 30th January the schooner John Pickard, of Goole, whilst bound to London with coal, sprang a leak when near the South Caistor Buoy. Her signals of distress were observed by the Coastguard, who reported them to the Coxswain of the Life...
Two Lowerstoft Trawlers
On the 24th February, whilst a strong westerly breeze was blowing, accompanied by a very heavy sea, it was reported that two Lowestoft trawlers were making for the harbour. As the tide was ebb it was considered advisable to have the No. 1...
Providence
On the 30th October the foreign barque Providence, of Dantzic, ran ashore at West Port, in Machrihannish Bay, Cantyre. The Campbeltown life-boat was brought to the spot from Campbeltown, a distance of 6 miles. Eight of the wrecked crew had...
Belle
During a moderate E.S.E. gale on the 1st August the schooner Belle of the Plym, of Plymouth, stranded on the Doombar, at the entrance of the harbour. The chief officer of Coastguard reported the casualty by telephone at 6.30 P.M., and it...
A Wireless Appeal
On March 4th., the I2ist. birthday of the. Life-boat Service, Lord Winster, a member of the Committee of Management, made an appeal for it on the air.
This appeal was "The Week's Good Cause" in the home...
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