LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
WEST HARTLEPOOL.—On the 2nd April, 1881,at about 11 A.M.,on observing the bri- gantine Danube, of Guernsey, which was about to enter the Hartlepool East Harbour, hoist a flag of distress, the West Hartle- pool No. 1 Life-boat Rochdale...
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Lowestoft: a Trimaran on Passage from Wells to Ramsgate Was Reported Making Water Fast Sunday August 6 Lowestoft's 47Ft Watson Lifeboat Frederick Edward Crick
Lowestoft: A trimaran on passage from Wells to Ramsgate was reported making water fast on Sunday August 6. Lowestoft's 47ft Watson lifeboat Frederick Edward Crick launched at 0554 and reached the casualty at 0750. Three people were taken... - View image in PDF
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Services of Life-Boats
LYTHAM.—On the 13th December, 1859, the brigantine Robert and Henry, of Dundalk, ran ashore on the Horse Bank, at the entrance of the River Mersey; intelligence being conveyed to Lytham of the disaster, the Institution's life-boat at...
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48 Hours of Gale
66 Launches, 7 lives rescued, 21 vessels savedSEPTEMBER WAS USHERED IN by a Week of very high winds rising to gale and storm force—a week when there were many calls on the lifeboat service all round our coasts. Reports of boats in trouble...
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Druid, of Aberystwith
On the 9th Oc- tober, 1860, the schooner Druid, of Aber- ystwith, was driven ashore on Bideford bar. The Appledore life-boat, belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, was quickly launched through & high surf, and...
Life-Boat Calendar and Christmas Card
THE Institution is again issuing in the autumn a life-boat calendar for the New Year and a life-boat Christmas card.
The calendar will have on it a reproduction in colours of a picture by Mr. Charles Dixon, R.I., of the...
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Hard at Work In the Training Centre
Hard at Work In The Training Centre. - View image in PDF
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Marie Emile, of St Louis
Again, on the 2nd Feb., the same boat performed, if possible, still more meri- torious service, in saving a crew of 4 men from the wreck of the Marie Emilie, of St. Louis. The seas were rolling clean over this wreck when the Life-boat was...
The Aldeburgh of Long Ago
[These extracts are from Dame Millicent Fawcett's book of reminiscences, " What I Remember," which were published (12*. 6d. net) last autumn. They are made by her kind permission, and that of her publishers, Messrs. T. Fisher...
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