LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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SEPTEMBER 5TH. - YOUGHAL, CO. CORK. The honorary secretary heard a shout for help from a man swimming a long way from the shore in heavy breakers, and the motor life-boat Laurana Sarah Blunt was launched at 1.27 P.M. When she reached the...
EXTREME COASTAL WALKING
One fundraiser’s epic trek
After 3 years, 9,500 miles and 7 pairs of boots, fundraiser Alex-Ellis Roswell has completed his walk around the coasts of Britain and Ireland – calling in at every lifeboat station along the way. He...
Category: Articles
Annual Meeting
THE hundred and tenth annual meeting of the governors of the Institution was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, at 3 p.m. on Friday, 20th April.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution, was in the...
Category: Meetings
Fishing Cobles (1)
CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. — Thirteen fishing-coble? were endeavour-ing to return home while a heavy sea was breaking on the bar on the 8th April.
As they would incur considerable risk in crossing, the Life-boat...
Theda
FLEETWOOD.—The schooner Theda, of Carnarvon, bound from Hamburg for Glasson Dock, stranded on the North edge of Sundeiland Bank during hazy weather on the 17th November, and at 11.45 A.M. showed signals of distress.
The...
Instead of Flowers
CAPTAIN S. E. FOSTER, R.N., who for several years was honorary secretary of the Ryde, Isle of Wight, station, died last August. Knowing his interest in the life-boat service his family, in the announcement of his death, asked that gifts...
Category: Donations
Life-Boat Christmas Card
The picture above is for the Life-boat Christmas card, 1950. It is a famous rescue of seventy years ago. The Ramsgate life-boat is going out to the help of the barque Indian Chief, wrecked on the Long Sand on January 5th,...
Category: Advertisement
A French Schooner Goeland
On the 17th September the French schooner Goeland, of Paimpol, was in distress in a strong gale, with a very heavy sea, and the motor life-boat Prince David rescued the crew of six.—Rewards, silver medal, bronze medals, thanks of the...
Life-Boat Days In 1936
DURING 1936 life-boat flag days were held by 766 of the 1,071 branches of the Institution; nine fewer than in 1935. The amount collected on these days was £42,715, which was £375 less than in 1935. The number of people who...
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MATERNITY CASE At 5.10 a.m. on 22nd May, 1966, the doctor informed the honorary secretary that there was an expectant mother who needed to be transferred to hospital at South Uist. The life-boat R.A. Colby Cubbin No. 3 was launched at 5.45...