LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Tyne (Right) and Mersey
self-righting calculations. This is one reason why the Arun and FAB 3 (left) have a proportionally greater superstructure volume than the smaller classes of lifeboat such as the Tyne (right) and Mersey - whose deck is low enough to recover... - View image in PDF
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Arranmore, Co. Donegal - At 12.45 p.m. on 16th April, 1966, the doctor nformed the honorary secretary that it was essential that an expectant mother on Tory Island was transferred to Dungloe Hospital as there was no medical aid available on...
Brazilian
The schooner Brazilian of South Shields, whilst bound from that port to Stornoway with a cargo of coal, became windbound and lay in Longhope Bay for some days.
A change in the wind enabled her to proceed on her voyage, but...
A Dinghy
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 12.3 on the afternoon of the 16th of April, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a dinghy with two boys on board was drifting out to sea off Rhoscolyn Island. At 12.10 the life-boat St.
Cybi,...
Tankards
The Bridlington coxswain, crew and shore helpers have each been presented with engraved pewter tankards from the underwriters of the motor fishing vessel My Susanne in recognition of the service carried out by the life-boat on 24th January,...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Hawthorn
At 1.15 in the afternoon of 5th January, when a whole S.S.W. gale was blowing, with rain and a heavy sea, the Coxswain noticed that the s.s. Hawthorn, of Liverpool, which was at anchor in Ramsey Bay, was signalling that a doctor was wanted...
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SICK PEOPLE TAKEN FROM ISLAND IN GALE Galway Bay. At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 26th February, 1962, the local doctor asked the honorary secretary for the use of the life-boat to take two patients from Inishmaan Island to Rossaveel on the...
Annual Service Awards
The James Michael Bower Endowment Fund was established in 1955 by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company as a memorial to James Michael Bower, late third officer of the s.s. Stratheden, who lost his life in a disaster. Awards...
Category: Awards
Dr Fergus Mckenna Visited Skye In the Spring
Dr Fergus McKenna visited Skye in the spring to give ten different talks about the RNLI to different audiences on the Island. Thus encouraged, Skye branch held an open day at Talisker House which made £450. In front of Talisker House,... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Speedwell
GOELBSTON.—The No. 1 Life-boat, the Mark Lane, was launched at 1.45 P.M. on the 17th of January, during a strong S.E.
by E. wind and a heavy sea, to the assistance of the s.s. Speedwell, of Yarmouth, which had grounded on...