LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

North Eastern and Irish Free State Districts.

A CONFERENCE of Honorary Workers in the North Eastern District was held at Bridlington on 18th September last. Representatives from thirty-six Branches and Guilds were present...

Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.— At 8.30 in the evening of the 31st of May, 1949, the Coast Life-saving Service at Blackwater reported that a fishing boat, which had been at anchor close inshore since noon, had now hoisted a flag, and the...

SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT THE HUMBER OCT. 10TH.- THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 4.20 in the morning the watchman saw a vessel heading for the beach. He gave the alarm and the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 4.55. A gale had been...

SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT TORBAY DEC. 16TH. - TORBAY, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON. In the early afternoon the schooner Henrietta, of Truro, with a crew of seven men, was carried by the strong spring tides and a gale from the east-north-east to the...

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Open all Hours Nearly all of the Institution's 215 lifeboat stations held a special open day during the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend, most of them opening on the Sunday, 28 May.

An estimated 65,000 people visited... - View image in PDF

The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.

Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger sizes, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...

Ashford held a Concert.

Barnes held a series of Dances, which were a great success. East Sheen held a Dance, and a Dance was organized at Erith by the local sea scouts.

Greenwich held a Whist Drive and...