LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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BLOWN ON TO REEF Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 4.18 p.m.
on 3rd May, 1964, the South Gare lighthouse keeper informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with a crew of two had been blown on to a slag reef about a quarter of...
Robert and Henry of Dundalk
On the 13th December, 1859, the brigantine Robert and Henry, of Dun- dalk, ran ashore on the Horse Bank, at the entrance of the River Mersey; intelligence being conveyed to Lytham of the disaster, the Institution's life-boat at that...
Gladiator and Enterprise
MONTROSE, FORFARSHIRE.— The weather in early morning of the 19th February being comparatively moderate, the fishing fleet put to sea, but about 9.30 A.M. the wind increased to a whole W.S.W. gale, accompanied by a veryheavy sea. At 9.45 the...
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BRINGING A WOMAN WITH CHILD TO HOSPITAL Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 10.21 in the morning of January 18th, 1947, a doctor at Mid Yell telephoned that he had a woman with child on the island of Fetlar who must be brought to hospital...
The Launch Anglesey
LAUNCH TOWED Appledore, North Devon, and The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. On the I3th May, 1965, the launch Anglesey, belonging to the Royal Army Service Corps, arrived at Appledore with engine trouble and was moored. However, the moorings were...
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT LIFE-BOATMEN
Mutley Baptist Church, Plymouth, has close contacts with the R.N.L.I., and when an essay competition on life-boatmen was held for members of the junior church there was a good response.
The following are extracts: 'The...
Category: Articles
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Tragic search for missing girlSunderland's Watson class lifeboat William Myers and Sara Jane Myers launched at 1630 on 10 February 1990 following an alert from Tyne Tees Coastguard that a girl had been swept off the promenade at Seaburn,...
Cover Picture
Hats off for the medallists! Pictured on hoard Galway Ba lifeboat Roy and Barbara Harding before this year's annual presentation of awards are those who received medals from HRH the Duchess of Kent. Left to right: John Pavill, Stephen... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Shoreboat Services. For Which Rewards Were Given at the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of Management
For which Rewards were given at the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of Management.
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At about 5 P.M. on the 21st August, an open out- board motor boat, with three men and...
Category: Services
Objects of their affection
Around 95% of our people are volunteers, generously giving up their time while juggling family life, work, hobbies and other commitments. The ways they help are as diverse as they are essential, so we asked four very different...
Category: Articles