The Yar- mouth Life-boat men were exposed for more than eleven hours to the fury of a strong S.S.E. gale and heavy sea, in connection with the wreck of the barque Erna, of Arendal, which became un- manageable when off Yarmouth, on the llth...
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Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to the following, on their retire- ment :~ JOHN ANGUS, 35 years coxswain of the...
Category: Awards
Coxswain Alan Barnes presents the Falmouth crew to Her Majesty. - View image in PDF
Picture: Simon Cullitord. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
ALL associated with the Institution will learn with deep regret that Com- mander Thomas Holmes, R.N., who was Chief Inspector of Life-boats from 1909-1919, having previously been Deputy Chief Inspector, and "District Inspector in...
Category: Obituaries
Lifeboat car? In late September when driving from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, I passed a Triumph saloon car towing a caravan, the car bearing the registration RNL 1 which was condensed to read RNLI. The car also bore an RNLI flag on the...
Category: Correspondence
SECOND-COXSWAIN JOHN ROBERTS, of Llandulas, who died in May, 1939, at the age of 77, was second-coxswain of the Llandulas life-boat for 27 years, from 1891 to 1918. On his retirement he was awarded a pension by the Insti- tution. His...
Category: Obituaries
Dear Editor, I have been involved with or hanging around lifeboats since 1946 and have a fundraising silver badge.
The feature 'Lifeboating - an education' in the spring issue of the Lifeboat sparked off the...
Category: Correspondence
SOUTHEND CARDIFF ROTHESAY HARTLEPOOL SOUTHEND ROUND BRITAIN CHALLENGE '95 14 AUGUST 18 AUGUST 25 AUGUST 4 SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER THE GRAND SLAM OF YACHT RACING This grand slam yachting event will see amateur crews from England, Scotland,...
Category: Advertisement
On the morning of the 5th October the steam trawler Ocean Prince, of Aber- deen, outward bound from Aberdeen, was making for Stromness Harbour with damaged boiler, when she ran aground on the Point of Ness, near Stromness. The vessel and...