LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Preservers on Board Passenger-Ships
"WE have in different parts of this Journal pointed out the advisability that we believe exists for providing on board all vessels, and especially on board passenger-ships, some provision for decreasing the risk of life to those on...
Category: Correspondence
Congratulations to Irish Mechanic
A special letter of congratulation has been sent to Mechanic William Sliney of Ballycotton and extra monetary awards made to all the members of the Ballycotton crew for an attempted service carried out in exceptionally bad...
Category: Services
The Motor Fishing Vessels Ros Beara and Saint Martin
ON SERVICE FOR THIRTEEN HOURS At 5.18 a.m. on the 26th June, 1965, the honorary secretary was told by the coastguard that the motor fishing vessel Ros Beara was asking for immediate assistance as something had fouled her propeller and she...
Harwich
Shortly after four in the morning of 8th December information was received from the Coastguard that a vessel was burning flares. Fifteen minutes later the Motor Life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched. A fresh S.W. by W....
The S.S. Westown (1)
FEBRUARY 21 ST. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.
At 10.50 P.M. the coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore near the Penzer Rocks The weather was foggy, with a southerly wind and a moderate sea. At 11.15 P.M. the motor life-boat W...
(Right) After Franklyn
(Right) After Franklyn James (I) had drawn the lottery, Vice- Admiral Sir Peter Compston makes presentations to Councillor Peter Coles, former Mayor of Poole, and Mrs Coles. Looking on are children from Heathlands Junior School.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Happy Harry
New Brighton, Cheshire.—On the 16th of September, 1950, the New Brighton No. 2 life-boat rescued the crew of four of the Happy Harry of Arklow.—Re- wards, to Acting-coxswain William Stephen Jones, a clasp to the bronze medal for gallantry...
A Year's Halfpennies and Two Years' Farthings
FOR the fifth year running the Institution has received a gift of a year's collection of halfpennies. It numbered 494, or £1 Os. 7d.
A gift of 500 farthings, or 10s. 5d., which took two years to collect, has been...
Category: Donations
It Arrived
A LETTER for the Institution was delivered with the address, "To Coxswain of London R.N.L.I. Life Boat.".
Category: Correspondence
Martell Ltd
The warmest drop in the ocean Abottleof3-star Martell l)randyiscarrie on every lifeboat in Bridsh waters for the comfort of survivors..
Category: Advertisement