LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
MILLION, CORNWALL.—The Institution has formed a life-boat establishment at Mullion Cove, several wrecks, with loss of life, haying recently occurred in the locality.
The boat is 33 feet long, and rows 10 oars double-banked...
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Fendyke (1)
Knockdown A COASTER, Fendyke, in trouble off Carnoustie a few miles north of the entrance to the River Tay was reported to the honorary secretary (operations)of Broughty Ferry lifeboat station, who is also the harbour master, by HM...
Book Reviews
The Gurney Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University, Mr. David Owen, has produced a comprehensive and thoroughly entertaining survey of charity in England and Wales—he has little to say on Scotland or Ireland—in the...
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The Life-Boat Service In Ireland
SINCE 1924 Mr. Timothy Healy, the Governor-General of the Irish Free State, has been the Patron of the Irish Free State District of the Institution, and when he accepted the Patronship he issued an earnest appeal to the people of the Free...
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‘ A LIFEJACKET SAVED MY LIFE’
For experienced fisherman Neal Dews, wearing a lifejacket didn’t matter. But when an angling trip took a turn for the worst, he soon realised how much it did Since learning to fish on the River Trent in Nottinghamshire, angling has...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 14th January, 1897.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
A Steamer (29)
MAY 28TH. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE ; ILFRACOMBE, DEVON ; LYNMOUTH, DEVON ; AND MINEHEAD, SOMERSET. A large steamer had caught fire and had sunk after an explosion, but the crew were rescued by patrol vessels. - Rewards : Barry Dock,...
Annual Meeting. The Prince of Wales's Presidential Address
THE Hundred and Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Governors oi the Institution was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on Wednesday, 28th March, at 3 p.m.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, E.G., President of...
Category: Meetings
None (1)
Hazardous rescue on single engineThe RNLI's chief of operations has written to the Newhaven lifeboat station congratulating Second Coxswain Paddy Boyle for his skilful boathandling when he rescued a person from the water on 29 October...
Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management
Reported to the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management.
September Meeting.
Galway Bay, Co. Galway. — The motor life-boat William Evans was launched at 11 A.M. on the...
Category: Services