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Life-Boat As Ambulance

Date: November 1927

Volume: 26

Issue: 292

IT has happened on a number of occasions that a Life-boat has acted as ambulance in bringing injured men to shore. Another service of this kind was performed by the Appledoie Motor Life-boat on the 10th October. A wireless message was...

Category: Articles

Eleanor

Date: December 1947

Volume: 32

Issue: 344

FISHING-BOAT REFLOATED Barrow, Lancashire.—At about 2.45 in the morning of the 22nd of October, 1947, the Walney Island coastguard reported flares to the south of Hilpsford Point, and at 3.10 the motor life-boat N.T. was launched. The...

Ardency

Date: Spring 1993

Volume: 53

Issue: 524

Eleven men and fishing vessel saved In winds gusting to 90 knotsA difficult service in winds up to almost 90 knots earned coxswain / mechanic Hewitt Clark of the Lerwick lifeboat a Bronze Medal, recognising his leadership, seamanship and...

Watchful

Date: December 1947

Volume: 32

Issue: 344

PROPELLER FOULED BY FISHING NET Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At mid- night on the 17th of October, 1947, it was learned that the motor fishing boat Watchful had not returned, and at 9.40 next morning the motor life-boat Julia Park Barry, of...

None (19)

Date: December 1966

Volume: 39

Issue: 418

Tenby, Pembrokeshire - On 2yth August, 1966, the life-boat Henry Comber Brown rescued six people who had been trapped by the tide. An account of this service will appear in the March, 1967, number of THE LIFE-BOAT..

Southsea In Hampshire.

Date: Autumn 1999

Volume: 57

Issue: 550

The above photograph was sent in by a RNLI member who spotted this colourful 175 flag design bedding at Southsea in Hampshire. The display was the result of much hard work on behalf of the Portsmouth and Southsea guild. Photo: WJ... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Our Life-Boats

Date: November 1890

Volume: 14

Issue: 158

Around our iron-bound coasts wild waters rave, High revel holds the Storm King night and day; All honour, then, to those who dare to brave The rush and fury of his deadly sway! When seething billows toss their spumy crests, Lashed into...

Category: Poetry

People and Places

Date: Autumn 1986

Volume: 50

Issue: 498

Happy Christinas The American, Mr J. P. Young, is popular man among RNLI lifeboat crews. Every year he selects a different part of the coast for his generous gift of whisky to lifeboatmen. It is his way of showing admiration for the work...

Category: Articles

Award to Falmouth Coxswain

Date: September 1954

Volume: 33

Issue: 369

MR. C. H. BROWN, coxswain of the Falmouth life-boat, has been awarded a certificate by the Royal Humane Society for rescuing a young boy from the sea near Falmouth.

Coxswain Brown has served with the Falmouth life-boat...

Category: Awards

Lord Essendon

Date: June 1957

Volume: 34

Issue: 380

Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 1.40 on the morning of the 9th of January, 1957, the coastguard reported that the steam trawler Lord Essendon, of Hull, with a crew of twenty, was ashore at Ham Bressay. The life-boat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland was...