LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Eidswold
On the 7th December, the tug and Lifeboat went out at about 6 A.M., in reply to signals of distress, and succeeded in saving the brig Eidswold, of Arendal, Norway,bound from Sundsvall, Sweden, to Poole.
She had gone ashore...
Naiad
On the 27th October, at abont 7 P.M., the brig Naiad, of Whitby, bound from London to Hartlepool, in ballast, was endeavouring to enter Hartlepool Harbour, but owing to the easterly gale blowing at the time, and a very heavy sea, she...
Champion, of Liverpool
At day- light on the 20th December a vessel, which proved to be the schooner Champion, of Liverpool, timber laden, was observed off the Scarweather Sands, with mainmast gone and signals of distress flying, it blowing a strong gale from N. W....
Catherine, of Liverpool
On the llth June, during a fresh gale of wind from the north, the sloop Catherine, of Liverpool, was observed in a dismasted state, with signals of distress flying, about 4 miles off this place. The Rhyl tubular life-boat went off, and...
Ada
ST. MARY'S, SCILLY ISLANDS.—The Life-boat Henry Dundaa put off at about 11 A.M. on the 1st February, and for some hours remained by the ketch Ada, of Gloucester, which had anchored in a bad position in St.
Mary's...
A Life-Boat Subscription Record?
DURING the nine months ending the 30th September, 1919, the town of Alloa, in Clackmannanshire, raised for the Institution a sum of £301. As Alloa has a population of 12,000, this works out at a contribution of 6d. a head. This record...
Category: Donations
Halfpennies and Farthings
FOR the seventh year running the Institution has received from a lady in Hampstead a gift of all the halfpennies she had collected during the year— 370.
, It has also received a three months' collection of halfpennies...
Category: Donations
Mynonie R. Kirby
St. Mary's, Scillies.—On the 28th November the schooner Mynonie R.
Kirby, of London, was in distress and the motor life-boat rescued the crew of six.—Rewards, bronze medal, thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum,...
Golf Competitions
DURING 1936 sixty-four golf clubs in Great Britain and Ireland held competitions in aid of the life-boat service for which the Institution presented spoons as prizes. As a result the clubs contributed £196 11s....
Category: Articles
Sirdar
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.——At 7.30 in the night of the 23rd of October, 1949, a resident of Criccieth telephoned that he could see an unusual light a.
mile off Criccieth. The life-boat station made further enquiries...