LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.—At 9.40 on the night of the 7th of July, 1955, a message was received from the pilots at Passage that a boat had broken down off Brownstown Head. At 9.55 the life-boat Annie Blanche Smith put out, with the...
How Can I Help the Institution?
The continuation of the article " How can I help the Institution ? A Note for keen Honorary Secretaries and Workers," by Mr. George F. Shee, Secretary of the Institution, will appear in the November issue of The...
Category: Articles
Lieut-Colonel Sir William Hillary, Bt., Founder of the Institution
From a photograph of a cast of an alabaster medallion of Hillary by Wyon, engraver of the Kings Seals, who also designed the Institution's Medals. After Hillary's death in 1847, his grand-daughters presented the medallion to Mr. J. H... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Ivor Isabel and the S.S. Aase Maersk
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. — At 12.45 on the morning of the 9th of February, 1954, the Nell's Point coastguard reported that the S.S. Ivor Isabel, of London, and the S.S. Aase Maersk, of Nyborg, Denmark, had been in collision between...
Padstow
PADSTOW, CORNWALL On the 23rd November, 1944, the Padstow life-boat rescued seven of the crew of the S.S. Sjofna, of Norway., SECOND MOTOR MECHANIC WILLIAM ORCHARD, acting as coxswain, was awarded the silver medal.
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Category: Medals
Life-Boat Carol Singers
At Christmas, in 1927, a choir of twelve, got together by the Honorary Secretary of the Branch at East Grinstead, went carol singing, and were so successful that they were able to send £25 to the Institution. Last Christmas the effort...
Category: Donations
Clachnacuddin
On the 19th April, at 10 15 A.M., the barquentine Clachnacuddin, 'ofGuernsey, coal laden from Shields for Jersey, was observed in the fog, apparently stranded on the Scroby Sand. The fog liftiog a little, signals were fired by the Cockle...
First Aid In Life-Boats
A XEW book of instruction on first aid, First Aid for Life-boat Crews, which has been prepared by Dr. Geoffrey Hale, a member of the Committee of Management, has been issued to all life-boat stations. The purpose of the book is to explain...
Category: Articles
Above: Martin Woodward
Above: Martin Woodward (right), coxswain of Bembridge lifeboat, receiving the donation raised at The Return of May Madness'. In the background is the oil painting 'Cobweb' by James Bartholomew, which was painted specifically for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Cobles
Six of the fishing cobles belong- ing to Berwick and Spittal went to sea on the morning of the 24th January, and when at their lines, were overtaken by a sudden gale from N.E. The Cox- swain launched the Life-boat Matthew Simpson, at the...