LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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What is involved in running a successful RNLI branch and how does it work? Lifeboat speaks to two branch officials from very different corners of the Institution - John Dennison, chairman of Uckfield and Heathfield branch in Sussex, and...
Category: Articles
Annual Meeting
THE ninety-third Annual General Meeting of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION was held at the Mansion House, London, by kind per- mission of the Lord Mayor, on Tuesday, 17th April, 1917, at 3.30 P.M. H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, K.G....
Category: Meetings
Sardinia
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 1.30 A.M.
on the 27th September, 1939, the Kirkwall coastguard reported that a Norwegian steamer was ashore nearly fifty miles away; The weather was fine, with a light N.E. wind blowing. The motor...
A Small Boat
31st Jan- uary. A small boat was blown out to sea, but the life-boat failed to find her.
She was washed ashore on the Ayrshire coast thirty-six hours later with her occupant still alive.—Rewards, £20 9s..
Alexandrine
The Motor Life- boat, H. F. Bailey, put out at 11.5 A.M.
on the llth October, in hazy weather with a smooth sea and moderate S.W.
breeze, as the Haisborough Light-vessel had reported a vessel aground op....
Poorsingel
Caister, and Gt. Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 9.40 a.m. on 6th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretaries of the Caister and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat stations that a U.S.A.F. Phantom aircraft had...
Poorsingel (1)
Caister, and Gt. Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 9.40 a.m. on 6th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretaries of the Caister and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat stations that a U.S.A.F. Phantom aircraft had...
A Rowing Boat (1)
THREE WERE STRANDED Howth, Dublin. At 8.53 p.m. on 8th July, 1964, the Howth garda told the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was reported to be in difficulties off Lambay.
There was a moderate to fresh westerly breeze...
The S.S. Corea
DEC. 8TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. At about 11 P.M. a heavy explosion was heard, and the No. 1 motor life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 11.20 P.M. A N.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate swell. The life-boat found the S.S. Corea, of Goole,...
Pelton
JANUARY 30TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
The No. 1 life-boat H. F. Bailey was at Gorleston, where she had put in after a service. While she was there news was received that a vessel was being attacked by enemy aircraft in Yarmouth...