LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
MONTROSE.—On the 21st August the herring fleet started for the fishing ground in favourable weather; but during the night the wind blew very strongly from the E.S.E., increasing to a moderate gale, while a very heavy sea broke across thebar....
Till Then
Redcar, Yorkshire. At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 7th May, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing yacht, with a crew cf two, off Marske appeared to have broken her top mast. There was a westerly gale with a...
Zeus
Shortly before 10 P.M. on the 9th January the Norwegian steamer Zeus, bound from Havre to Burntisland in ballast,stranded about half a mile to the south of Flam- borough Head. Information of the casualty was telephoned to the cox- swain of...
The Empress of the French
BUT a few days since the British public were startled by the intelligence that the Empress of the French and her royal son, the Prince Imperial, had nearly lost their lives by drowning, on the coast of France.
We will...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 10th February, 1938.
Sir GODFREY BAKING, Bt., in the chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d.
Anonymous .... 500 0 0...
Category: Committee
Normauwil
Belgian trawler LAND'S END COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Penlee lifeboat station at 0200 on Wednesday March 19, 1980, that the Belgian trawler Normauwil was stranded near the north arm of Newlyn Harbour, a mile north...
Lifeboat Services September October and November 1980
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun: September 8. 28, November 12 and 17 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: September 20 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: September 10, October 5 and November 5 Aberystwyth, Dyfed D class inflatable: October 8 and...
Category: Services
143 Medals for Gallantry.
In thirty months of war the Institution has awarded to- lite-boatmen 143 ajedals for gallantry, aad life-boatmen have also wen the Distinguished S*rvie» Med*i, the British Empire Medal aad the George Medal..
Category: Articles
Life-Boats for Men-Of-War
IT has for a long period been the opinion of many naval officers, that every man-of war should be provided with an efficient life-boat; and we have from time to time advocated the same in this Journal. We are glad to know that there is now a...
Category: Articles
Awards to Honorary Workers
THE following awards have been made to Honorary Secretaries and other hon.
workers in acknowledgement of their valuable co-operation extending over periods of 10 years and upwards.
To the Rev. COURTNAY...
Category: Awards