LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Medals of the National Shipwreck Institution
WE have had frequent opportunities to witness the high value which our own countrymen attach to the medals of this Institution, some 600 of which have been voted to them for acts of gallantry; and we have much satisfaction in extracting the...
Category: Medals
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1906
1906.
Jan. 2. 10.40 a.m.
„ 3. 10.30a.m.
„ 4. 8. 0 a.m.
„ 4. 8.15 p.m.
„ 5. 8.30 p.m.
„ 6. 10. 0 a.m.
„ 6. 10. 0 a.m...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution from the 1st July to the 30th November 1879
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA, NORTHUMBER- LAND.—On the 1st July a gale from E.S.E. sprang up at about 4 A.M. Seven fishing cobles had left about four hours previously for the fishing-ground, which is about 15 miles from the shore, and considerable...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
JOHNSHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE.—The wind and sea having increased while some fishing-boats belonging to Gourdon were at sea on the 31st Jan., 1895, it was dangerous for them to attempt to return to their harbour. They were therefore warned off,...
Category: Services
The Late Commander Thomas Holmes, R.N.
WE record, with great regret, the death on 20th September, at the age of eighty-one, of Commander Thomas Holmes, R.N., late chief inspector of life-boats. Commander Holmes was a Norfolk man, hailing from Morning- thorpe Manor House, Long...
Category: Obituaries
Texaco Caribbean, of Panama, Caracas (1)
CHANNEL SEARCH It was learnt at 4.15 a.m. on 11th January, 1971, that an explosion had taken place at sea about one and a half miles west of the Varne Bank and that a tug was making for the spot. It was later established that the tanker...
Part of the Dramatic Display Arranged By Noel E. Gleeson Ltd., In Their Car Showrooms In Dublin, In January 1966
Part of the dramatic display arranged by Noel E. Gleeson Ltd., in their car showrooms in Dublin, in January 1966. Emphasis was on the sale of souvenirs and in thefirst four days sales amounted to nearly £15. The display was to last for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
News from the Branches
Presentation of Medals and Other Awards.
GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.— On 14th March a meeting was held at the Coliseum, Great Yarmouth, at which the Mayor presided, supported by Mr.
A. H. Cartwright,...
Category: Branches
Hauling Up: Coxswain Davies Is Holding One of the Ropes Which Have Taken the Lifeboat's Weight While the Winch Wire Was Attached Photograph By Courtesy of Peter Da
Hauling up: Coxswain Davies is holding one of the ropes which have taken the lifeboat's weight while the winch wire was attached. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Peter Davies. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
SEAHAM, DURHAM.—Towards midnight on the 31st Dec., 1898, signals of distress at sea were observed off this place, and when the New Year broke, the Life-boat SJcynner was on her way to render help to the vessel which had displayed them. The...
Category: Services