LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Some Ways of Raising Money
Birmingham branch had a busy time last October. In one week an exhibition at the New Street Shopping Centre raised a magnificent £2,700. The branch's annual dinner and dance, held during the same week at the Botanical Gardens, and...
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Fishing Trawlers, an Admiralty Trawler and a Steamer
JANUARY 12TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. Fishing trawlers, an Admiralty trawler, and a steamer had been bombed and machine-gunned, but all were able to go on their way except a fishing trawler which another vessel towed into...
The Launch Intrinsic and Westwind
Beaumaris, Anglesey. — At six o'clock on the evening of the 6th of September, 1950, the launch Intrinsic broke from her moorings. There was a very rough sea and a strong south-south-westerly gale, but her crew were in no immediate danger...
Services of the Life-Boats In October, November and December, 1953. 85 Lives Rescued
OCTOBER DURING October life-boats were launched 42 times and rescued 16 lives.
DOCTOR TAKEN TO SHETLAND ISLAND Aith, Shetlands.—At 2.35 on the after- noon of the 2nd of October, 1953, the doctor at...
Category: Services
A Sailing Boat
AUGUST 29TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 3.50 in the afternoon the military look-out post on Greenore Point reported a sailing boat in distress off the point. A strong westerly wind was blowing with a rough sea, and the coxswain...
Faith Star, Success, and Lead Us
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 2.30 oil the afternoon of the 10th of February, 19,55. the skipper of a fishing boat told the coxswain that anxiety was felt for the safety of the fishing boats Faith Star, Success, and Lead Us. At 2.35 the Xo. 1...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
Drogheda, Ireland.—A life-boat, on Mr. PEAKE'S design, has been recently placed at Drogheda by this Institution, aided by liberal contributions in that place, and the surrounding neighbourhood. This boat is 30 feet long by 7i feet wide,...
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Chloe (1)
Brothers and stations unite When Red Bay lifeboat crew were paged, there was no immediate threat to life for the couple on the yacht, Chtoe. Yet at Red Bay station brothers Tom and Paddy McLaughlin remember thinking: 'It was blowing a...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
DOVER.—A new life-boat and transporting- carriage have been sent to Dover by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, the former boat stationed there being considered to be too small, and not to have sufficient rowing power. The new boat is 32...
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Income and Expenditure.—1st Jan. To 31st Dec. 1892
£. s. d. £.
8,125 1 - To NEW LIFE-BOATS, (exclusive of carriages and equipment) for the following Stations :— Abersoch, Atherfleld, Boul- mer, Biighsione Grange, Cahore, Caister (No. 2), Cul- daff,...
Category: Accounts