LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The chief engineer of one of the steamers of the Holt Line who regularly brings to the office of the Institution's Port of Liverpool Branch a life-boat collecting box to be emptied, called a short time ago, full of apologies, because the...

THE Life-saving Service in the United States, which is a branch of the Govern- ment, has recently issued its Annual Report, giving full particulars of its operations during the year which ended on the 30th June, 1896.

We...

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Longhope, Orkneys-At 7.44p.m. on ist April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the m.f.v.

Trust of Stromness was ashore at Haven, Stroma Island, Pentland Firth, and required the assistance of the life...

Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 8.40 on the evening of the 13th of March, 1956, the Southend coastguard rang up to say that the motor vessel Lochinvar, of Glasgow, which had a crew of fifteen, had wirelessed that she had struck the rocks at...

Torbay, Devon.—At 8.0 on the evening of the 13th of May, 1951, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a motor cruiser seemed to have broken down about one mile south-west of Berry Head. Later she was seen to get under way, but at 8.42 the...

NEWHAVEN.—It was reported at 2.15 P.M. on the 17th February, that a vessel was ashore at the back of the East pier.

The Michael Henry Life-boat immediately went to her rescue, and found she was the ketch Tltemas and John.,...

SINCE the Institution was founded the head of the Sovereign has appeared on the obverse of the medals which it awards for gallantry. The first medals, struck in 1825, had the head of George IV. Although, on his accession to the throne in...