LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The smacks John and ftrace, of Mjlford, and Mary, of j Cardigan, having, from the violence of the gale, then blowing from N.E., parted their cables and driven on to the Grood- wick Sands, the Life-boat Sir Edward Perrott was launched and...

BROWSING through earlier issues of THE LIFE-BOAT is always a fascinating occupation.

Recently we have been sent to the files in search of information on the old tubular life-boats, in which several members of the public...

JANUARY 10TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT.

At 8.10 in the morning information was received from the pier that a steamer was in danger of grounding in Pegwell Bay, and the motor life-boat Prudential was launched at 8.25. A moderate...

APRIL 13TH. - ABERDEEN. News was received that a vessel was ashore on Aberdeen beach, and at 7 in the morning the No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched. The easterly breeze was light, but there was a heavy swell with a breaking...

FLAMBOROUGH.—Thewindrose suddenly at about 9 A.M. on the 8th February, and continued to increase in force until, at about 10.30, it was blowing a fierce gale from the N.W., and there was a heavy sea.

As some of the fishing...

On Feb- ruary 6th the s.s. Mango, of Newry, ran ashore on the rocks off Aranmore, during a thick fog. A strong S.W.

breeze was blowing, a heavy sea was running, and it was raining. The motor life-boat William and Laura put...

G o v e r n o r s • S h o r e I i ne • S t o r m F o r c e Hitting the target In the summer edition of THE LIFEBOAT we asked whether it was possible to set our sights on obtaining that 200,000th active member by the end of 1991. We have...

As our readers are aware, it has been the practice of the Institution, from its earliest days, to make substantial grants to the widows and children of the gallant men who have lost their lives "on active service" in the cause of...