LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Reminiscences of the Coast and Depot
AFTER twenty-seven years with the Institution it is brought home to me more than ever that the great majority of the people of these islands have a dash of the salt of the sea in their veins. For twelve years, as an in- spector on the coast,...
Category: Articles
A Sudden Gale
The Scarborough life-boat goes out to the help of fishing boats on the 9th of February, 1949. - View image in PDF
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Category: Photographs
Services of Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
SUFFOLK.—At 2.45 P.M.
on the 2nd May, 1901, the Cross Sand Lightship fired signals, which were repeated by the St. Nicholas Lightship, and in response the Life-boat Marie Lane was launched and was towed by the steam-tug...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 13th February, 1936.
SIR GODFREY BARING, St., in the chair.
Decided that humble and loyal messages be presented to H.M. King Edward VIII and H.M. Queen Mary, on the death of...
Category: Committee
The Naval Hammock—Its Buoyancy and Use In Saving Life at Sea—In Cases of Collision, Etc
IT is well known that the boats of a man- of-war are, as a general rule, insufficient in number and capacity to save her crew except in the smoothest water; also, that the largest and safest are stowed on the booms, from whence time is...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
BALLYWALTER, Co. DOWN.— On the evening of the 4th April, 1881, informa- tion was brought from the Coastguard Station that the Bell Buoy, a vessel which is placed about two miles off the shore to warn vessels off the Stullmartin Reef, had...
Category: Services
The S.S. Ayrshire Coast, of Liverpool
NOVEMBER 24TH. - TORBAY, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON, AND WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
A heavy south-westerly gale was blowing. The seas were very heavy. Visibility was poor. At 5.35 in the morning information came to the Torbay life-boat...
The Mail Steamer Pioneer, of Glasgow
Portaskaig, Islay.—During the morning of the llth March the mail steamer Pioneer, of Glasgow, left Portaskaig for West Loch Tarbert. She had mail and twenty-two persons on board. When she was about eight miles east of Macarthur's Head...
A Motor Boat (1)
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. — 2 n d August. A motor boat had burnt flares for help, but a R.A.F. boat took her in tow.—Rewards, £7 105..
None (4)
Tobermory, Isle of Mull.—9th November, 1938. A rocket had been seen about three miles away but nothing was found.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..