LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Coxswain's B.E.M.
Second-Coxswain Prideaux Lough, who has been a member of the Berwickofl- Tweed crew since I9'9, and the second-coxswain since 1930, has now been appointed coxswain on returning to the crew from war-service. He brought with him the...
Category: Articles
Foreign Awards
THE French Maritime medal in bronze and certificates were awarded to Coxswain H. Nicholas, Second Coxswain J. H. Nicholas, Bowman E. George and Motor Mechanic R. George of Sennen Cove for the service to the French trawler Jeanne Gougy on 3rd...
Category: Awards
Clyde, of Yarmouth
On the 16th Jan.,1867, the services of this life-boat were again called into requisition.
The schooner Clyde, of Yarmouth, was ob- served making for the shore, and with signals of distress flying, the wind blowing at the...
A Tribute from the Mercantile Marine
EXTRACT PROM A LETTER FROM THE IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.
15th June, 1916.
To The Secretary, Royal National Life-Boat Institution.
DEAR SIR, I have the pleasure to...
Category: Donations
Salvage of Property By the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
THE Committee of this Institution have found it necessary to reconsider the question regarding payments to their Life-boats' Crews, after they have rendered important assistance in saving property as well as lives, and accordingly the...
Category: Committee
Osbourne, of Hartlepool
The brig Osborne, of Hartlepool, bound from London to Granton, in ballast, went ashore at Hadstone Scarr during a strong southerly wind, and in a heavy sea, on the 20th November. As soon as the vessel was observed to be in danger the...
Ellizer
KILMORE, oo. WEXFORD.—On the 21st February, the Life-boat John Robert was launched at 8 A.M., proceeded to the assistance of the Norwegian barque Ellizer bound from Belize for Fleetwood, with cargo of logwood, which had stranded on...
Two Fishing Cobles
— At 3.30 A.M. on the 15th Juno two of the fishing cobles were observed trying to make for the harbour. There was a heavy gale blowing from S.S.E., and it was evident that they could not cross the bar without considerable risk to the men...
Having It Both Ways
THE District Organizing Secretary in the North of England reports that he recently had an interview with a prominent Newcastle shipowner who made various criticisms of the Institution, the principal one being that it never published its...
Category: Articles