THE Institution has awarded its Thanks inscribed on Vellum and a monetary reward to Mr. J. Curtis, a fisherman of Polperro, Cornwall, for his gallantry in rescuing a shipwrecked man by climbing down the cliffs to him. in circumstances of...
Category: Awards
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
Category: Articles
By EDGAR H. JOHNSON, F.C.I.S., District Organizing Secretary for the North of England.I HAVE recently addressed on behalf of tie Life-boat Service three very different audiences—the business men of Manchester at a luncheon of the Rotary Club...
Category: Articles
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT NEWBIGGIN FEBRUARY 4TH. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. On the night of the 3rd of February, 1940, the Belgian motor vessel Eminent, of Antwerp, with a crew of nine men, was on her way to Newcastle-on-Tyne.
<...
WHETHER the Shetland Islands were the Ultima Thule of the Romans or whether that term was really applied to Iceland, as many believe, is immaterial to most people living in the " adjacent islands" of Great Britain and Ireland; it...
Category: Articles
Coxswain Henry Blogg, G.C., B.E.M., of Cromer— from the painting by T. C. Dugdale, A.R.A., which hangs in the R.N.L.I. headquarters in London..
Category: Drawings
Lady Sarah Fitzalan-Howard at the wheel of the new Selsey, Sussex, life-boat — a 48-foot 6-inch Oakleyaccompanied by Coxswain Ron Arnell.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fowey: The champagne bottle breaks as Mr Paul Chilcott names the 33ft Brede class lifeboat RNLB Leonore Chilcott. photograph by courtesy of Harry and Billy Graeme. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Award to the Peterhead Coxswain THE Royal Humane Society has awarded its "Testimonial on Parch- ment" to Coxswain John Buchan McLean, of Peterhead, a gold medallist of the Institution, for diving fully clothed into Port Henry...
Category: Articles
Bridlington: On the morning of November 27, 1975, Bridlington lifeboat, the 37' Oakley William Henry and Mary King stood by, with drogue streamed, while a coble and ten motor fishing vessels entered harbour. The wind was southerly strong... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs