LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
RAMSGATE.—On the 2nd January, 1894,was blowing S. by E., and there was a good deal of swell on the sea. The Life- boat Ellen and Eliza, was promptly launched and on reaching the spot found that the barque Agerden haying lost her reckoning in...
Category: Services
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On service in thick fog without radar A service to a yacht, unsure of its position in very dense fog and running low on fuel off Arran was conducted by the Campeltown lifeboat, with support from the Arran inshore lifeboat, in poor visibility...
March 4th, 1824: March 4th, 1924
THE Institution was founded on 4th March, 1824, " at a Public Meeting of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants, and others, held at the City of London Tavern, His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chair." Such is the brief record...
Category: Articles
News from the Branches
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
The Annual Meeting was held on 15th March, Lady Montgomery, the Chairman of the Committee, presiding.
The annual report for the year ended 30th September, 1921, -which was pre- sented to...
Category: Branches
Naming Ceremonies of Motor Life-Boats
DURING the summer the Naming Cere- monies were held for four new Motor Life-boats, the Manchester and, Salford, the Centenary gift of the Manchester and Salford Branch; the Milburn, the gift of the late Sir Charles Stamp Milburn and Mr....
Category: Inaugurations
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 20th November, 1930.
SIR GODFREY BARING, BT., in the Chair.
Passed Votes of Thanks to H.M. the KING and QUEEN, H.R.H. the PRINCE OF WALES, K.G., and H.R.H. the PRINCESS LOUISE, DUCHESS OF...
Category: Committee
Reform of the Mercantile Marine
A VERY remarkable change in public opinion on the subject of the British mercantile marine has been wrought within the last few years; and none of the current topics of the day engross so large a share of the grave interest of reformers,...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1935
4. 4.55 a.m. 4. 11.15 a.m. 4. 11.20 a.m. 4. 4.33 p.m. 8. 5.0 p.m. 9. 11.30 a.m. 11. 7.52 a.m. 11.
11. 3.30 p.m.
4.37 p.m. 13. 10.25 a.m. 13. 3.15 p.m. 22. 9.5 p.m. ...
Category: Services
Gladonia
Long hours at sea THE CARGO VESSEL Gladonla, broken down and drifting 34 miles east of Lowestoft, was reported to the honorary secretary of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat station by Yarmouth Coastguard at 0850 on Tuesday January 3,...
Past and Present
68 years ago — From THE LIFEBOAT of 1928 With the recent success of the RNLI resource packs 'Launch!' and 'Lifeboats' (see feature below) as part of the youth promotion campaign, it is interesting to look back and see what...
Category: Articles