LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Life-Boat Tale
Sound Services Ltd., Merton Park, London, who handle films for the R.N.L.I., said last year that following the loan of the film Part Time Heroes to Woodridge Junior Middle and Infants' School, Southover, North Finchley, London, they...
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Shoreboat Services. For Which Rewards Were Given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management
For which Rewards were given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management.
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At about 1.30 P.M. on the 5th June it was reported by the coastguard that a flag was being...
Category: Services
Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank account* that&ave live* at tea For the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to be able to continue its valiant and valuable work saving lives at sea, it needs to be able to plan ahead when it comes to fundraising. This...
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Notes of the Quarter
WITH THE placing of an order for two new steel life-boats, the first of their kind, the R.N.L.I.'s major programme of new construction has been significantly advanced. The two new boats, which are each 50 feet in length, are being built...
Category: Articles
Pride of Cahirciveen
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 9.10 on the morning of the 5th of May, 1951, a telephone message was received from the post office that the motor fishing boat Pride of Cahireiveen, with a crew of four, was about eight hours overdue from the fishing...
Margaret, of Lancaster
On the 31st January the brigantine Margaret, of Lancaster, was driven on Dungarvan Bar during a heavy south- easterly gale. The Life-boat went off to her, but could only get within two hun- dred yards of her, for the sea on the bar was so...
The Record of 1928
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT has been a year of splendid achievement for the Life-boat Service, overshadowed by a great tragedy.
During the year the Institution gave rewards for the rescue of no fewer than 591 lives....
Category: Annual Reports
Notes of the Quarter
ONCE again figures show that life-boats have been called out on service more often in one particular month than in the corresponding month in any year, either in peace or war, since the Royal National Life-boat Institution was founded in...
Category: Articles
The Gem, of Skibbereen
OCTOBER 4TH. - BALTIMORE, CO. CORK. While a number of fishing boats were out the weather became stormy and all returned except the Gem, of Skibbereen.
When she was long overdue the relatives of her crew of three asked for...
Notes of the Quarter
HM COASTGUARD are to move their headquarters from London to Poole following the move already made by the RNLI. A new central search and rescue information room will be established at the new Coastguard headquarters. These moves were...
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