LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Increased Retaining Fees for Coxswains and Others
IN the August issue of The Life-Boat it was announced that the Committee of Management had decided, as from April, 1920, to give a further increase of 25 per cent, in the rewards paid to Coxswains and crews for going afloat to save life....
Category: Articles
Gordon
On the evening of the 10th May the coastguard reported that a yacht was ashore on the Brake Sands with a motor boat standing by.
A strong squally N.W. wind was blow- ing, with a very heavy sea, and it was raining. A little...
Letters
Dear Editor I read Nick Page's letter regarding inflatable toys [the Lifeboat Summer 2006] with much fellow feeling. Being both a harbour master and an RNLI deputy launching authority I dislike these things with something close to a...
Category: Correspondence
Fishing Boats
Whitby, Yorkshire.—About half past three on the morning of the 26th of September, 1950, several Scottish fish- ing boats working from Whitby were at sea. A strong north-easterly wind was causing a very heavy sea, making the approach to...
Capri
The Coastguard telephoned at about 7 A.M. on 28th March that a yacht was ashore on the Hook Sands. The Poole and Bourne- mouth Life-boat Harmar was promptly launched and found the yacht Capri ashore, with a party of six on...
Hanna
On the 27th June the No. 2 Life-boat British Workman was launched to the assistance of the schooner Hanna, of Lemland, timber laden, from Gefle for Dunkirk, which having lost her mast and becoming waterlogged had been abandoned by the crew,...
Complete diamonds
Volunteers Ian and Sue Bell have rather an unusual role with the RNLI – and have raised over £47,000 towards saving lives at sea
This active retired couple take care of the diverse range...
Category: Articles
Emulate
AUGUST 5TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.
At about 8 in the morning the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Emulate, of Kirkcaldy, was in difficulties about four miles W.N.W. of Peel, and the motor life-boat Helen Sutton was...
Electric
At 3.30 P.M. on the 9th October the spritsail barge Electric, of London, stranded on the S.E. part of the Margate Sands; the No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was there- fore launched to her assistance. The vessel was found lying in a very...
Fishing Cobles (2)
A heavy sea suddenly made on the morning of the 24th April when three of the cobles were at sea. There was a strong N.E.
breeze with snow showers at the time.
The cobles were observed from shore, and...