THE Institution has lost an old and valued friend by the death at the begin- ning of January of Dr. W. B. Addison, M.D., the chairman of the Scilly Islands branch.
For fourteen years, from 1918 to 1932, he was the honorary...
Category: Obituaries
Seven-year-old Neil West, of Ravensheud, proudly displays the "Jiin'/l Fix It" budge and Storm Force certificate he received after appearing on Jimmy Savile's popular BBC television programme. Neil wrote to the programme... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Robert Cross, G.M., who has been in command nf the lifeboat station at The Humber for 3i years, has retired at the age of 67.
These last tour years have been the busiest, as well as the most dangerous, in his long...
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DONNA NOOK.—The Swedish barque Infatigable, laden with deals and boards for Hall, was seen flying distress signals, having lost her fore and main masts during squally weather and in a rough sea on the 22nd October. The signal gun having been...
Coxswain James Campbell, of Boulmer, has won the bronze medal for gallantry. His life-boat was helping in the tow of a burning steamer when the whole fore-part of the steamer blew up. The life-boat was lifted out of the water; her crew were...
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Fowey, Cornwall. At 4.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of September, 1958, the coastguard at Polruan in- formed the honorary secretary that the coastguard at Charlestown had gone to- help a young woman who had been cut off by the tide about...
THE Committee of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, on this its fortyfourth anniversary, beg to return their hearty thanks to all those who have kindly given them their moral and pecuniary support; and they desire also publicly to...
Category: Annual Reports
Cromer, Norfolk.—The motor life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 2.25 A.M. on the 27th December, 1938, as information had been received from the coastguard that the 2,100 ton Finnish steamer Otto H, of Pori, was aground at Eccles, between...
At Scarborough recently, when the life-boat was called to the rescue of an airman, an army vehicle gave valuable help by towing her across heavy sand and into the sea. At Newcastle, Co. Down, when only 28 launchers could be mustered,...
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Ix November 1891, Mr. B. J. New- combe was elected a member of the committee of the Howth, Dublin, life-boat station. Eight years later, in January 1900, he was appointed honorary secretary. He served in that office for forty-five years,...
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