LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Irish Ash
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT BALLYCOTTON DECEMBER 23RD. - BALLY-COTTON, CO. CORK. At nine in the morning a message was received at the station that a vessel was in distress about five miles south of Power Head. She could be seen from Ballycotton,...
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
ON 3rd November, 1910, the following notice appeared in the Press :— With a view to economy and to unity of effort and control, the work of collecting money for the Royal National Life-boat Insti- tution hitherto done in certain directions...
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L.T.Harry
Yachtsman transferred in 'appalling9 conditions A service by Weymouth lifeboat on 13 April 1992 has Jed to the Director sending a letter of appreciation to Second Coxswain David Pitman, the station's Honorary Medical Adviser Dr Will...
RNLI News
Newspoint Ten years after the capsize of the Salcombe lifeboat the double capsize of Hartlepool's Waveney class lifeboat in February 1993 brings home once again that the sea is a harsh mistress, and that those who venture...
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St Patrick, of Bangor
On the 26th January the smack St. Patrick, of Bangor, was observed flying signals of distress at anchor in Red Wharf Bay, the wind blowing a gale from S.S.W. The life-boat at Moelfre was immediately launched to her aid, and found that she...
Marie
NEWHAVEN.—On the 3rd January last, a dismasted vessel having been seen off the harbour, the Life-boat Michael Henry proceeded out to her. The wind was blowing moderately from W.S.W. and a heavy sea was running. On arriving at the vessel it...
Clarinda of Sunderland
The Birmingham. No. \ life-boat at Sutton saved 7 men from the ship Clarinda, of Snnderland, which had stranded off In- goldsmill.
Strathleven of Glasgow
The Edinburgh andR. M.BalUmtyne life-boat, at Port Logan, saved 15 men from the barque Strathleven, of Glasgow, wrecked in Float Bay.
Remedy, of Whistable
On the 17th November, the schooner Remedy, of Whitstable, was in a very dangerous position near the Admiralty Pier during a fearful gale of wind. The Royal Wiltshire life-boat put off, and re- mained by the vessel till she was out of...
Jane, of Workington
On the llth December, the brigantine Jane, of Work- ington, and the schooner Prudence, of Aberystwith, drove ashore, in a very strong wind, near the North Pier, at Ramsey, Isle of Man. The Two Sisters life-boat put off through a heavy sea,...