LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Doubled Annuities
LAST year the Institution greatly increased the retaining fees paid to the officers of life-boats. It also increased the payments made to crews and launchers for exercise launches, and brought in a new scale of rewards for services.
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Be back soon
As you read this, an RNLI pager will probably be going off somewhere. Heads will turn to the ear-piercing beeps, adrenaline will pump and someone will be leaving in a hurry.
But what about the...
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Peggy II, and Jean and Barbara
DECEMBER 19TH. - FILEY, YORK-SHIRE. During the afternoon it was thought advisable for the motor life-boat to put out, as the fishing cobles were still at sea.
The sea was slight, but the strong northeasterly breeze was...
Feature: Lifeboat Lottery
The spring 2004 Lifeboat Lottery was the highest earning RNLI lottery ever, raising over £381,000 - the equivalent of two inshore lifeboats, a hovercraft and the training of their crews. Congratulations go to first prize winners Mr and...
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Reginam, James and Orbe
On the same day, during a very strong N.E. gale, with a heavy sea, the Skegness Life-boat, Her- bert Ingram, rendered valuable service to distressed vessels and their crews. In the first instance a flag of distress was seen from a passing...
Jane and Andromeda
DUNDALK.—At 3 P.M. on the 16th April, during a strong gale at S.E., the Jane, of Whitehaven, and the Andromeda, of London, both schooners laden with coal, drove ashore on the Dundalk bar. The Lifeboat Stockport Sunday School was launched and...
Violet and Evelyn
GORLESTON.—On the 13th November signals of distress were seen in a N.E.
direction, and rockets were fired from the St. Nicholas Lightship, in response to which the Life-boat Leicester proceeded out, and found the Violet...
Leeds and Mary Watkins
DUNWICH.—The Ann Ferguson Lifeboat put off at 11.55 A.M. on the 24th July, during a fresh S.W. wind and a rough sea, and proceeded to the assistance of the schooner Leeds, of and from Goole for London, laden with a cargo of fire-bricks and...
John and Jane
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—On the 31st of August the Life-boat Star of Hope was launched for practice in a strong S.W.
gale and a moderate sea. Whilst cruising under canvas, signals of distress were seen to be shown by the schooner...
Mary Lloyd and Elizabeth
FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather, rain and hail, on the evening of the llth April, the three-masted schooner Mary Lloyd, of Carnarvon, laden with slates, from...