LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The French Lugger Cyrano
On the 12th November the French lugger ! Cyrano, of Brest, stranded about two miles off Mellish during a whole N.E.
gale and very heavy sea. In response to her signals of distress the crew of the \ Motor ...
The Sailing Boat Nancy
On the afternoon of the 25th June the sailing boat Nancy put out from West Hartle- pool, with four men and one woman on board, to fish. At 2.35 A.M. on the 26th the coastguard reported that the boat had not returned. The weather was very...
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain George Flett, who has been coxswain of the Aberdeen number one life-boat since 1949. For six years he was second coxswain of the boat.
In 1937, when second coxswain, he was awarded...
Category: Articles
The Arklow Lightvessel
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 8.45 on the morning of the 6th of October, 1957, a message was received from the Irish Lights Office that a member of the crew of the Arklow lightvessel had been taken ill. At 9.10 the life-boat Inbhear Mor was...
The Helwick Lightvessel
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 10.15 a-m- on 23fd January, 1965, Trinity House, Swansea, informed the honorary secretary that one of the crew of the Helwick lightvessel was sick and as the Trinity House vessel Alert was not available the...
The Royal Sovereign Lightvessel
Eastbourne, Sussex. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th of June,1960, the coastguard asked the cox- swain for the help of the life-boat to take off a member of the crew of the Royal Sovereign lightvessel, who was seriously ill....
The Recent Gales
IN each succeeding Number of this Journal, it has been our painful duty to record the disasters which day by day have occurred to shipping; and our Wreck Register shows that, on an average of the whole year, about two wrecks a day take place...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 7th January, 1869. THOMAS CHAP- MAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspond- ence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.<...
Category: Committee
The Annual General Meeting
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT, Presi- dent of the Institution, attended the annual general meeting of the governors of the Institution at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 6th of March, 1961, and presented medals for gallantry and other...
Category: Meetings
Jobs for the Girls
The women launchers at Boulmer, Northumberland. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor? How about Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker? Or, in the case of the RNLI, shore helper, medic, lifeboat crew and press officer? Mention any of these jobs and...
Category: Articles