LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Barge Davenport
Early on the morning of the 18th December the coastguard warned the coxswain that a flare had been seen to the E.N.E. The coxswain went to the look out, and after some time saw a red flare. A S.E., veering to S., gale was blowing, with a...
On the Variations of the Reading of the Barometer and the Weather In the Months of October and November, 1864
By JAMES GLAISHER, Esq., F.R.S.
THE variations in the readings of the barometer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, are shown in the annexed diagram, including 46 days, ending the 30th of November, daring which period...
Category: Articles
News from the Branches
Lyme Regis.
The Annual Meeting of the Branch was held on the 27th October, Dr. H. J.
Cooper, the Chairman of the Committee, being in the chair. The Annual Report for the year ending the 30th September last...
Category: Branches
The Sailing Boat Lulu
Margate, Kent.—The reserve motor life-boat J. B. Proudfoot. on temporary duty at this station, was .launched at 8.20 A.M. on the 4th July as the coastguard had reported that a small sailing boat, with her sails blown away, was flying a...
The Annual Meeting
THE annual meeting was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 24th of April, 1952, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Com- mittee of Management, in the chair.
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Presi- dent of the...
Category: Meetings
News from the Branches
Annual Meetings.
BOURNEMOUTH.—On 2nd February, 1923, the Mayor (Alderman. C. H. Cartwright) in the chair. The report for the year ended 30th September, 1922, showed that the total receipts amounted to £590, as...
Category: Branches
The Parsons Engineering Co Limited
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Category: Advertisement
Queen of the Fleet
On the afternoon of the 13th January a ketch was seen to anchor off Southsea -Castle and close to broken water, and as she was near to the shore and possibly bumping it, the coxswain of the Life-boat Heyland was informed, the crew were...
Emma and the Boy Billie
Southwold, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 20th August the coastguard reported that two motor fishing boats inDunwich Bight which were trying to make Southwold harbour were in danger. A moderate to strong S.S.W breeze was blowing and the sea...