LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Vessel (35)
DECEMBER 23RD. - LYTHAM - ST.ANNE’S, LANCASHIRE. The motor life-boat Dunleary had just returned from searching for an aeroplane when a message was received from the senior naval officer at Preston asking the life-boat to take a message to a...
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OCTOBER 27TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. AN-.TRIM. In the afternoon an R.A.F. sergeant was walking in the neighbourhood of Ramore Head with a leading aircraftwoman, and was washed into the sea at Reviggery Point. His companion went for help and the...
News
Your guide to what's been going on in the world of the RNLI
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is on the road again this year – 2017’s event will be at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on Thursday...
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
THE COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and & PENSION, have been awarded to :— . ' FREDERICK BARNES, 19J years coxswain and 13 years second coxswain, and 2J years...
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Lecture on Life-Boats
4. Richardson's Tubular Life-boat.—The next coast life-boat to be described is "the tubular." By the model of this boat, which is on the table, it will be seen that it is altogether different in principle to any other boat;...
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Sea Lark
This Life-boat was also launched, at noon of the 27th February, to render assistance to a vessel observed at anchor in dangerous position near the Cockle Sand, with a signal of distress flying. The Godsend had to cross the Barber Sand, over...
Herring Boats
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On the 15th September several of the large herring boats belonging to this place were lying at anchor in the bay when a very violent gale suddenly sprang up, and the sea rose very rapidly, and they were in great...
Corea
SWANSEA.— On the 10th February,during a strong gale from S.S.E., veering to S.W., with a very heavy sea, signals of distress were shown by the barque Corea, of Boston, U.S., which had stranded on the " Greengrounds " in Swansea Bay...
Isabella Heron, of Blyth
During a strong gale from the S.S.E., and in a very heavy sea, on the morning of the 16th March, the George Houn&field Life-boat put off and succeeded in taking into Harwich harbour the distressed brigantine Isabella Heron, of Blyth, and...
Jane, of Barmouth
OH the 4th August, i during a fresh wind from the N.W., the .
Arklow Life-boat saved the crew of 5 men ; of the brigantine Jane, of Barmouth, i which had stranded on Jack's Hole Bank. | The boat afterwards...