LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Laying the Foundation Stone of the Eastbourne New Life-Boat House
WITH the hearty co-operation of His Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, who is the Mayor of Eastbourne and the Free- holder, and the Corporation of Eastbourne, the lessees, an admirable Bite for a new Life-boat house has recently been pro- vided...
Category: Articles
After the Opening Ceremony Honorary Secretary M Perrins Presented Coxswain/ Mechanic Frank Ide Second Coxswain John Clark and Other Members of Poole Crew to Th
After the opening ceremony, honorary secretary M. Perrins presented Coxswain/ Mechanic Frank Ide, Second Coxswain John Clark and other members of Poole crew to the Duke . . . who was then taken on an informal tour of the building by Major-... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
RAMSGATE.—On the 3rd April, 1882, at 11 A.M., the Bradford Life-boat proceeded, to the East Goodwin Light vessel, which was firing signal guns. The wind was blowing a strong breeze from the E. and there was a thick fog. On arriving at the...
Category: Services
Drawn Into a New Car
Car Draw winner Miss Daphne Knights (left) is pictured with Anne Wilkins, the RNLI's regional organiser for Greater London collecting her new Volvo from Tamplins Volvo dealership in Croydon. Miss Knights current car is pictured right, a... - View image in PDF
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Below: the crew of the Beaumaris Atlantic 75, Blue Peter II. help the crew of a small motor craft
Below: The crew of the Beaumaris Atlantic 75, Blue Peter II. help the crew of a small motor craft. - View image in PDF
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Special Committee Meeting. 19th March
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read the following Report of the Chief In- spector and District Inspector of Life-boats on their inquiries into the circumstances attending the accidents to the...
Category: Committee
Richmond Packet, of Middlesborough
Again, on the night of the 26th October, a vessel was seen apparently in a dangerous position near the Barber Sands, off Glister.
Some of the beachmen went off in one of their yawls, and found the vessel to be the brig...
Rapid, of Boston
A gallant attempt was made by this Life-boat, the Ellen and Margaret of Settle, on the 20th November, to rescue the crew of the schooner Rapid, of Boston.
In consequence of information from the Coastguard Station near the...
Auguste
ATHERFIELD, ISLE OF WlGHT.—The Life-boat Catherine Swift was launched at about 5.30 P.M. on the 15th February, the coxswain, while on the cliff, having observed a large barque strike on the Eastern Ledge at Atherfield and immediately swing...
Jane and Margaret
At 6.50 P.M., on the 4th April, the fishing- boat Jane and Margaret, of St/Andrews, when running for harbour in a heavy sea and E.N.E. gale, struck the beacon about 220 yards from the pier, and sank at once, the cause of the wreck being the...