LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Brothers, of Shields
On the 17th February the brig Brothers, of Shields, was totally wrecked on the Redcar Rocks, near the mouth of the River Tees. On her perilous position being seen from the shore, the Redcar life-boat proceeded to her, and rescued her crew, 7...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.—The Life-boat placed on this station twenty years since by the Institution has recently been replaced by a new self-righting ' boat, 37 ft. long, 9 ft. 3 in. wide, and rowing twelve oars, double banked; she is pro-...
Category: Articles
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Category: Advertisement
Captain Sir Herbert Acton Blake, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., F.R.G.S., Deputy-Master of Trinity House
WE deeply regret to have to record the death, during March, of two old and very valued friends of the Institution, Captain Sir Herbert Acton Blake, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., J.P., F.R.G.S., Deputy-] Master of the Trinity House, and...
Category: Obituaries
Anti-Fouling Composition
THE Institution uses on a number of its life-boats which lie afloat the Torpedo Plastik Anti-Fouling Com- position made by British Paints. The name of this composition has been changed to Koplastik Anti-fouling.
The firm...
Category: Articles
Walton and Frinton Medal Service: A Correction
IN the last number of The Life-boat in the account of the service by the Walton and Frinton life-beat to the London barge Esterel, the date of the service was given as 4th November, 1939.
It sheuld have been 14th...
Category: Medals
Rentokil Group Ltd.
A small service to help a great one Rentokil is proud to have helped in the renovation of a number of R.N.L.I, stations and to have served an Institution whose own traditions of service are without parallel.
KENTOKIL...
Category: Advertisement
Life-Boat Ties
BECAUSE of the large demand for the new life-boat ties, which were described in the September number of the Life- boat on page 279, it has been possibleto place a substantial order for future supplies with consequent reductions in price.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
George and James of London
On the 28th February, the brig George and James, of London, ran ashore near Winterton. The life-boat was soon launched and proceeded to her, taking off her crew, 8 in number, and landing them safely at Winterton.
James Cuckow, of Ipswich
On the 6th March the schooner James Cuckow, of Ips- wich, went ashore on the Barnard Sand, daring a fresh gale from N.N.E. The life- boat Sisters was promptly launched to the wreck, and was fortunately the means of rescuing the whole of the...