LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mr. Leonard Gow, Vice-President
IN May, 1930, the Committee of Management appointed Mr. Leonard Gow, J.P., Chairman of the Glasgow Branch since 1927—and previous to that Honorary Secretary of the Branch for 16 years—a Vice-President of the Insti- tution, in recognition of...
Category: Committee
Moringen
ABERDOVEY.—The brig Moringen, of Drammen, Norway, timber laden, stranded in a strong N.N.W. gale and a very heavy sea on the 16th June and became a total wreck. On receipt of news of the casualty, the Life-boat Thomas Nieeolls Stratford was...
A Small Vessel
NOVEMBER 17TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 8.15 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was making signals of distress off Blackwood Point, Brook. A fresh south-west gale was blowing, with heavy squalls and a heavy...
News
Your guide to what's been going on in the world of the RNLI CEO retirement
Words: Anna Burn. Photos: Richie Leonard, RNLI/ (Harrison Bates, Nigel Millard, Nathan Williams)
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Category: Articles
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Balcan Engineering Ltd (Bell Line-Thrower)
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A Body-Board
Off-duty lifeguard saves body-boarder When a man was caught by a rip current and swept towards some rocks at Newquay, Rod MacDonald, an off-duty Beach Rescue lifeguard, acted instinctively and bravely to save the man's lifeOff-duty Beach...
Book reviews
Survival skills, intrepid explorations and coastal cruises – get ready for an adventure this spring
The Cape Horner’s Club: Tales of Triumph and Disaster at the World’s Most Feared Cape by Adrian Flanagan
Category: Articles
Ryal
MARCH 26TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 7.17 A.M. a message was received from the Gorleston coastguard that distress signals were being made by a vessel off Caister. A fresh N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea, At...
Annual Report. 1898
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at St. Martin's Town Hall, Charing Gross Road, on Saturday, the 12th day of March, 1898, His Grace the DUKE OF LEEDS in the Chair, the following Report of...
Category: Annual Reports