LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat Service In Ireland
Organising Secretary for Ireland VERY few people who are not associ- ated with the Life-boat Service seem to know that the life-boats on the coasts of Eire are controlled by the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and that as far as the...
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Cornish Rose
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT THE MUMBLES JANUARY 20TH. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. Just beforeseven o’clock in the morning signals of distress in Swansea Bay could be seen from The Mumbles, and the motor life-boat Edward Prince of Wales was...
Solstad
Broughty Ferry, Angus, and Aberdeen.
—10th October, 1939. The Swedish vessel Solstad, of Karlstad, had been reported in distress with her steering gear disabled, about fifteen miles S.E.
of Montrose, and...
A New Life-Boat Film
A NEW life-boat film called Gale Warnings, with a spoken commentary, is now in use, and the Institution's branches can ask for it at any time for showing in cinemas, at meetings, or privately.
The film is designed to...
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Star and Hope
The Staithes Pull- ing and Sailing Life-boat John Anthony was launched at 10.45 A.M. on the 5th October, as two of a number of fishing cobles which had put to sea to haul their crab pots had not returned and the sea had become rough, with a...
The Naming of the 52Ft Relief Lifeboat Dwctoso/Ken/
THE PERFECT SUNNY AFTERNOON of Tu6Sday April 27 seemed to take on extra brightness when Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Kent arrived at the Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, to name the relief 52ft Arun lifeboat Duchess of Kent....
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An Exhibition of Old Bibles
An exhibition of early English bibles, belonging to Mr. E. Newgass, honorary secretary of the Steyning branch, was held in Worthing for the Institution by Mr. J. R. Aldridge, for many years the honotaty secretary at...
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Karron
Blyth, Northumberland - At 5.28 p.m.
on 24th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been seen one and a half miles off Blyth beach. The IRB was launched at 5.29 in a gentle south...
The Greek Brig Calamidas
On the follow- ing day, the Greek brig Calamidas was in a very perilous position in Newquay Bay, during a strong N.N.W. gale, accompanied by a very heavy sea. The Coast Guard attended with the rocket apparatus, but the ship was too distant...
Duke Senior
Anglers landed THE FISHING VESSEL Duke Senior appeared to be in difficulties near the entrance to Whitstable harbour just after midday on Sunday January 19, 1986. There were a number of people on board, thought to be anglers, and the boat...