LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Daisy Picker
Fenlt, Co. Kerry.—At 3.30 on the after- noon of the 20th of October, 1954, a doctor telephoned that a fishing boat, with a crew of four, was on fire in inner Tralee Bay. At four o'clock the life-boat Peter and Sarah Blake put out in a...
The Long Search
A FRAMED letter of thanks, signed by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.s.o., has been addressed to each of the crew of the Lerwick, Shetlands, life-boat for the escort service they provided to three...
Category: Services
Resolutions Passed at the Annual Meeting for 1858
1.—Moved by Vice-Admiral BOWLES, C.B.
Seconded by WILLIAM COTTON, Esq., F.R.S., late Governor of the Bank of England,— 1.—That the Report now read be adopted and circulated.
2.-—Moved by Rear-Admiral...
Category: Meetings
Resolutions Passed at the Annual Meeting for 1860
1.—Moved by THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., Chairman of Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping Society, Seconded by ALEXANDER BOETEFEUR, Esq. ; ; 1.—That the Report now read be adopted and circulated.
2.—Moved...
Category: Meetings
Exhaust Watertighting
For about 20 early lifeboats which have been fitted with air bags to give them a self-righting capability, there has been the possibility, in the event of a capsize, that water could enter the mast and find its way through the exhaust system...
Category: Articles
Mary Ellen
CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The coble Mary Ellen, of Cullercoats, whenreturning to port from the fishing - grounds, was seen to be in difficulties at the back of the bar, on which a heavy sea was breaking, on the 25th...
Comfort, Daisy and Widgeon
On the morning of 12th May, a moderate S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. Three local fishing boats—Comfort, Daisy and Widgeon—were at sea, and as it was seen that they could only cross the harbour bar at a big risk, it was...
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PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654 NOTES OF THE QUARTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 R.N.L.I. STAFF CHANGES . . . ...
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Fishing Cobles (2)
DEC. 26TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBER.
LAND. During the morning a strong N.E.
breeze was blowing with a rough sea, and anxiety was felt for the safety of three fishing cobles. There was a heavy swell at the...
The Admiralty Motor Cruiser East Morn
FEBRUARY 12TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
At 3.25 P.M. the coastguard reported that a vessel was in difficulties near Hayle Bar. The motor life-boat Caroline Oaks Aver and William Maine was launched fifteen minutes later. She...