LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Admiralty Trawler
FEBRUARY 3RD. - RAMSGATE, KENT.
An Admiralty trawler had been bombed during an air raid, but she had sunk before the life-boat could reach her, and a naval vessel had picked up three survivors of her crew and the body of...
An Aeroplane (60)
JULY 3RD. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
An aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but her crew of seven, who had taken to their dinghy, were picked up by a fishing boat.- Rewards, £5 10s. 6d..
The Steamers R. J. Cullen, Empire Homer, Ingrid, and Eugenie S. Embiricos
JANUARY 16TH - 26TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At nine in the evening of the 15th the Kyle coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore two miles N.W. by W. of Barra Head, and the life-boat crew were assembled. Shortly afterwards another...
Wreck of the S.S. "Stanley," Off Tynemouth, and Services of the "Constance" Life-Boat
On Thursday night, the 24th Nov. last, the coast of Northumberland was visited by one of the most fearful storms that have been felt there for many years past, accompanied by one of the heaviest seas remembered —indeed, the heaviest sea that...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 9th January, 1896.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., Y.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
Naming Ceremonies: Amble Dunmore East and Walmer
TWIN NAMING CEREMONIES at Opposite ends of England took place at 3 o'clock on Saturday, September 6, 1975. At the same time as, in Northumberland, the new Amble lifeboat was being named Harold Salvesen by Mrs H. K. Salvesen, widow of the...
Category: Inaugurations
Restoration of the Apparently Drowned
Dr. TROLLOPE, of Hastings, has forwarded the following interesting communication, in reply to a request from the Committee of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, on a case of drowning which he successfully treated on the MARSHALL HALL method...
Category: Correspondence
The Life-Boat
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....
Category: Articles
Storm
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 2.20 on the afternoon of the 29th of October, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a message had been received that a small yacht appeared to be in need of help about a mile and a half east of Holland sluice. At...
Porthdinllaen Centenary
The centenary of Porthdinllaen life-boat station and also of the Life Saving Association was celebrated at Porthdinllaen on i2th August.
A service at the life-boat station was conducted by the Rev. T. Edryd Edwards and by...
Category: Articles