LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Saving Life at Sea
THE following correspondence has taken place between the Home Office and the Na-tional Life-boat Institution on the subject of the number of Lives Saved by its Life- boats during the year 1880, and also the number saved through its...
Category: Articles
September
Launches 75 Lives rescued 31
SEPTEMBER 1ST. - HELVICK HEAD, CO. WATERFORD. At 4.45 in the afternoon the sailing boat, St. Brendon, of Dungarvan, was sailing round the Black Rock in Dungarvan harbour. She had five on board....
Category: Services
The S.S. Irish Beech
DECEMBER 15TH. - DUNMORE EAST, CO. WATERFORD. The S.S. Irish Beech arrived off Dunmore East in a southerly gale, with very heavy seas. The pilot boat had gone up the river for shelter and the pilot was unable to go out to the steamer. As no...
The Enterprise II, Galilee, Faith Star, Success II, Lead Us and Pilot Me II
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.15 on the morning of the 3rd of January, 1953, local fishermen reported that the motor fishing coble Enterprise II, of Whitby, was at sea in deteriorating weather, and at 9.30 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was...
A Canoe
Dunbar, East Lothian - At 12.9 p.m.
on 2nd May, 1967, news was received that a canoe had capsized outside the harbour entrance. The life-boat Margaret slipped her moorings at 12.11 in a strong north westerly wind and a...
Ceremonies
London, April 14, 1988 The launch of an appeal to churches of all denominations in 1984 culminated in an historic ceremony at St Katharine Dock, London on Thursday, April 14, when the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Robert Runcie, MC, DD...
Category: Inaugurations
The Launch Sarna
Donaghadee, Co. Down - At 6.35 p.m. on 4th June, 1967, it was reported that a small fishing boat appeared to be in difficulties off Ballywalter. The life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly slipped her moorings at 6.45 in a moderate north westerly breeze...
The Record Month by Month
1943 January . 32 76 February . 34 55 March . 33 42 April . . 23 10 May . . 32 24 June . . 29 9 July . . 27 15 August . 41 92 September . 29 42 October . 30 19 November . 49 31 December . 52 54 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - 3 Totals . 411 469 Number...
Category: Annual Reports
Letters
Twin pedal power For Northfleet Carnival I built a lifeboat round my bicycle and here is a photograph of 'yours truly' at the helm (or should I say handlebars?) while pedalling along in the carnival on July 1. We had a collection...
Category: Correspondence
James Campell, of Shelburne
On the 21st October, the John Gray Bell life-boat, sta- tioned at this place, put off and rescued the crew of 11 men from a small boat belonging to the barque James Campbell, of Shelburne, N.S., which had stranded on the North Bank, about 2...