LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Trosvik
The barque Trosvik, of Brevik, was observed making for the harbour at 9.30 A.M. on 27th November. The seas were break- ing heavily on the bar, and for some distance up the river. The vessel was in a water-logged condition and when near the...
Fishing Boats (1)
Seven of the fishing-boats belonging to Holy Island were at sea fishing on the 22nd January when the S.E. wind in- creased to a gale, and the sea became very heavy. At 8.30 A.M. the Life-boat Grace Darling was launched, manned by a scratch...
55 Years -- Still Giving
A subscriber in Huddersfield in sending his subscription of £2 writes: "In the year 1889 my father bought us children Mr. Ballantyne's Book 'The Life-boat'. Since then I have never been able to get past a life-boat...
Category: Articles
Fishing Boats
The Women of Newbiggin.
Award of the Thanks of the institution Inscribed on Vellum.
ON the morning of January 26th, the whole of the Newbiggin fishing fleet had gone out in fine weather, but while they...
Latifa
Hurricane tow AT ABOUT 1515 on Thursday, October 14, 1976, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Weymouth lifeboat station that the 52-ton yacht Latifa had requested assistance off Portland Bill. She had damaged sails, a shattered...
Ways and Means
Turning turf into money If your branch has a small racecourse in its territory it can be a money spinner.
I say small because our branch also has a large course within its boundaries, but as a fund raising area it is dead...
Category: Donations
American Airmen's Gratitude
In sending the Institution £12 the commanding officer of a squadron of the American Air Force writes: "The fine work being accomplished by the men in the Life-boat Service, has on several occasions been brought to my personal...
Category: Articles
Foresters Friendly to RNLI history
Foresters Friendly Society, which has an enduring relationship with the RNLI, is sponsoring the RNLI Heritage Trust through 2011.
The sponsorship coincides with the RNLI being chosen by the Society’s High Chief Ranger,...
Category: Articles
James Postelthwaite
— The schooner James PostletJiwaite, of Barrow, whilst bound for Burton Port in ballast, stranded on the north side of Eighter Island, on the 15th June. Information reached Aranmore by telegram about 2.15P.M., and the Life-boat, La Totitam,...