LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat Services of the World: Japan
By COUNT KOZO YOSHII, President of Teikoku Suinan Kinsaikai (the Imperial Japanese Life-boat Society).[Count Kozo Yoshii represented the Imperial Japanese Life-boat Society at the International Life-boat Conference held in London, in July of...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Fleswick
HAYLE, CORNWALL.—The s.s. Fleswick, of Whitehaven, coal laden from Neath for Hayle, stranded on the eastern spit of Hayle Bar, in a strong gale from N.
and a very heavy sea, on the 28th January. At 7.55 P.M. the Life-boat E...
Marks and Spencer
On the day that Murks and Spencer opened up its new first floor sti/es area in Pottle, a cheque for £10,000 was handed over to the RNLI and the store also helped faithful customer Mrs Lucy Baker celebrate her y/.v/ birlhdav. The company... - View image in PDF
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And Another £227—With 75P Extra—Was Collected By Mr Swift of the Blue Posts Newman Street London Wl He Raised This Magnificent Sum Since July 1972 By Using
And another £227—with 75p extra—was collected by Mr Swift of The Blue Posts, Newman Street, London, Wl. He raised this magnificent sum since July 1972 by using his lifeboat box as a 'swear box' and by holding an annual Christmas... - View image in PDF
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New Commercial
It was stated in our first Number that a part of the plan of this Journal would be to place on record deeds of gallantry in saving life from shipwreck, as an example and encouragement to others " to go and do likewise;" and perhaps...
The Finnish Tramp Steamer Ramfdal
FINNISH STEAMER Dunbar, East Lothian. At noon on 27th May, 1964, a fisherman reported that a vessel had run ashore about three miles north of Dunbar. Twelve minutes later the life-boat Margaret put to sea.
There was a light...
The S.S. Gothland
AUGUST 2 8 T H . - B A L T I M O R E , C O .CORK. The S.S.. Gothland. of Leith. had been sunk by enemy action, and part, of the crew had landed on Dursey Island. The captain and eighteen men were making for land farther north A search was...
Arielle
Filey, Yorkshire. —At 10.57 on the morning of the 17th of August, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the motor cruiser Arielle, of Leith, had broken down five miles east-north-east of Filey Brigg, and at 11.10 the life- boat The Cuttle was...
The S.S. Peverill
At about 6 A.M.
on the 30th December it was reported that a vessel had stranded on the Whitby Rocks. Coxswain Langlands at once summoned his crew and pro- ceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the s.s. Peveril, of Leith,...
Star of Victory
OCT. 25TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
Shortly before 9 A.M. the coastguard reported that the trawler Star of Victory, of Aberdeen, was ashore off Keiss, in Sinclair Bay. A light N.N.E. wind was blowing. The sea was smooth....