LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary Lloyd and Elizabeth
FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather, rain and hail, on the evening of the llth April, the three-masted schooner Mary Lloyd, of Carnarvon, laden with slates, from...
Renown and Ceres
LLANAELHAIARN, NORTH WALES.—On the 29th January, the coxswain of the Life-boat observed a schooner which proved to be the Renown, of Swansea, coal laden from Cardiff for Amlwch, in distress, apparently making for Llanaelhaiarn, and knowing...
The Duke of Northumberland's Prize Essay Competition
THE third year of the Essay Competition has brought a number of interesting and very readable essays, and although scarcely up to the excellent standard of the first two years, it can be said that only in a few cases did they fail to show an...
Category: Articles
Brabant and Empire Commerce
JUNE 9TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 12.27 P.M. a message was received from the Margate coastguard that a vessel had been mined at the N.E. Spit Buoy. It was calm and the sea smooth. At 12.30 P.M. the motor life-boat The Lord Southborough (Civil...
Rolling Wave and Westerdok
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.52 on the afternoon of the 23rd of December, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the fishing boat Rolling Wave was drifting in the fairway south of Southend pier. Later he reported that she had fouled the...
Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of Management
Launches 103. Lives rescued 130.
November Meeting.
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—On the evening of the 1st October a message was received from Horse Sand Fort that a vessel was stranded about two...
Category: Services
I Give and Bequeath
READERS WILL FIND below suggested clauses covering bequests to the Royal National Life-boat Institution which may be of assistance to their solicitors in preparing their wills, should they decide to remember the Institution in this...
Category: Donations
Alice and Ella
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 1.45 p.m. on 4th July, 1965, a message was received that a fishing boat had broken down near Canvey Island, and at 2.10 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was launched. There was a moderate...
Mary Robinson and Eventide
Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 2.55 p.m. on I3th January, 1965, the honorary secretary told the coxswain to launch the life-boat and escort two cobles Mary Robinson and Eventide to safety as there was fear for their general well being owing...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 14th January, 1897.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee