LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Heron
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. At 5.50 on the morning of the 6th of September, 1959, a message was re- ceived that the motor boat Heron, which had a man and his wife on board and was towing a small dinghy, had not returned from a...
Ertnan
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 5.50 on the morning of the 9th of December, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Ertnan, of Kristiansund, whose position was twenty-two mile seast of Bressay Light, had asked for a...
The Sand Boat Wisbech
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—About 10.15 on the night of the 4th of February, 1957, a telephone message was received from the harbour master at Dundee that a resident in Invergourie had reported a vessel burning flares oppo- site Balmarino above...
The S.S. Edirne
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 2.31 in the morning on the 29th of January, 1950, Niton radio station wirelessed that the S.S. Edirne, of Istanbul (a vessel of 3,653 tons, with a crew of fifty, bound for Denmark with oil cake) had radioed that...
The New Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-Boats
COMMANDER S. W. F. BENNETTS, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.), was ap- pointed Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on 1st of July. He was previously District Inspector (General), in which appointment he came to the Institution on 16th of...
Category: Articles
Fravizo
Penlee, Cornwall. At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 25th of September, 1960, the port medical officer told the honorary secretary that a baby had been born on the m.v. Fravizo and that the master had asked for a doctor as soon as possible. It...
Fillet
CRIES FOR HELP HEARD FROM FISHING BOAT Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 11.25 on the night of the 5th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat in the north bay was flashing a light and that cries for help...
Dainty
FIRST SERVICE CALL TO NEW IRISH LIFEBOAT Howth, Co. Dublin. At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 4th August, 1962, a report was received that spectators at the Howth sailing club regatta had seen a yacht in distress. There was a strong ebb tide...
Commander Lord Sempill, R.N.V.R.
COMMANDER LORD SEMPILL, R.N.V.R.
A Vice-President of the Institution since 1954 Lord Sempill, who died on 3oth December, 19563 had served on the Committee of Management from 1927 until he became Vice-President and had...
Category: Obituaries
Letters
The Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, Life-boat House, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I Dear Sir, Your films entitled "Ready for Service", "From Baltimore to Littlehampton" and "The Ben Barvas"...
Category: Correspondence