LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Honorary Workers. Made Since January 1st, 1947
Honorary Life-Governor.
The following have been appointed Honorary Life-Governors of the Institution and will be presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H.
the Duchess of...
Category: Awards
Frannaes
HARTLEPOOL.—At about 9 A.M. on the 5th October the brig Frannaes, of Brevig, Norway, was observed to be making for Hartlepool, in tow of a steam-tug, during an easterly gale and in a heavy sea. She grounded on Middleton Beach and filled with...
The S.S. Bedeburn
During a strong W.S.W. gale with very heavy sea on the 26th December, signals of distress were observed to the westward.
In response the Life-boat John William Dudley was launched at 9 P.M. and pro- ceeded to the vessel,...
Fishing Boats (1)
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the afternoon of the 4th February several fishing-boats being in danger, the sea having risen very rapidly, the Life-boat John and Janet put off to their assistance and stood by them until they got into safety. Two of...
Yacht Beaver
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the 22nd April, the steam-yacht Beaver, of Berwick, was seen in the bay showing signals of distress while a strong breeze was blowing from the W.N.W. The Life-boat John and Janet put off to her assistance at 5 P.M. and...
Concurrent and Waterlily
FORMBY.—Two vessels being sighted in a very dangerous position on the Great Burbo Bank, having run aground in a fog, on the 21st March, the Life-boat John and Henrietta was launched at 8.15 A.M., and after a long pull reached the vessels and...
Obituary
THE Institution very much regrets the death of Lieut.-Co'l. H. W. Madoc, C.B.E., M.V.O., for twenty-three years honorary secretary of the Douglas, Isle of Man, life-boat station; Mr. John Prior, for twenty-five years secretary of the...
Category: Obituaries
16 Year-Old Boy Helps to Save Life-Boat
Ox the morning of the 2nd of Novem- ber, 1955, the Aldeburgh no. 1 life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched for a routine exercise. A fresh southerly breeze was blowing, and there was a moderate swell.
The life-boat returned...
Category: Services
Pioneer
Fraserburgh, Aberdeensbire. — Early on the morning of the 5th October, 1939, the assistant harbour master saw distress signals coming from the bay. A strong E.S.E. wind was blowing with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat John and Charles...
None (16)
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL At 6 p.m. on 23rd December, 1964, the local doctor told the honorary secretary that he had a patient requiring hospital treatment and as no other boat was available requested the use of the life-boat.
The...