LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Lily
Humber, Yorkshire.—Just before noon on the 31st May a small fishing boat, The Lily, of Grimsby, drifted ashore inside Spurn Point. She was in no immediate danger. A moderate N.N.W.
breeze was blowing, with a slight...
The Fundraisers
The Tone Vale Lodge, based at the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOBJ club at Taunton, raises cash for a different charity each year. Members normally aim to raise £200 in the course of a year but in 2000 managed to break all...
Category: Articles
Irene
Boulmer, Northumberland.—At about 6.30 P.M. on the 19th June, 1938, information was received at the life-boat station, through Cullercoats wireless station and Blyth coastguard that the s.s. London had in tow the brokendown motor yacht Irene...
The Aerial
The 46 feet Watson cabin motor life-boat at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, fitted with the aerial (or R/T receiving and transmitting sets of the International Marine Radio Company.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Services In 1904
Lives saved.
Newbiggin, North Sunder- land, Port Isaac, Scarboro', Staithes, Stonehaven, Whitby —rendered assistance.
Frobfsher, steam trawler, of Yar- mouth, assisted to save vessel and 9 George...
Category: Services
The Loss of the Pandora
DURING the evening of the 21st of October. 1951, a very sudden gale blew up from the north on the Yorkshire coast, and just after 6.30 next morning the coastguard at Staithes rang up the Runswick life-boat station. A ship could be seen...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morn- ing of the 23rd December, 1886, signals of distress were observed about a mile distant from Winterton, during a strong N. gale aad a very heavy sea, shown by two vessels which had been in collision. The Win-...
Category: Services
The Fundraisers
In brief BRANCHES in North Wales had a busy Summer - Holyhead ladies raised £1,200 from the sale souvenirs and Volvo draw tickets at the Anglesey show; Llandudno branch raised £1,150 from collection boxes and souvenirs at an...
Category: Articles
The Asangyo
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 9.20 in the evening of the 23rd of August, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a motor launch, heading south, had fired red Very lights and was flying the pilot flag. At 9.48 it was reported that she was firing...
Ballycotton
BALLYCOTTON. CO. CORK On the 23rd December, 1942, the Ballycotton life-boat rescued the crew of thirty-five of the S.S. Irish Ash, of Dublin.
COXSWAIN PATRICK SLINEY was awarded the silver medal.
SECOND...
Category: Medals