LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
LONGHOPE, ORKNEY ISLANDS. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat Station at Longhope, on the south side of Hoy, one of the South Orkney Islands, where a lamentable ship- ! wreck, with loss of life, took place some '...
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The S.S.Pandora and the S.S. Gripfast (2)
Tessmouth, Whitby, and Runswick, Yorkshire. — In the morning of the 22nd of October, 1951, the S.S.Pandora, of Beaumaris, foundered in a gale and a very heavy sea one and a half miles off Runswick, with the loss of her crew of six. The...
Santa Gata and Norwegian Tanker Realf
DEC. 1ST. - CROMER, NORFOLK, AND THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. Shortly after 7 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel standing by two and a half miles north of the life-boat station wished to land a rescued crew. A westerly...
Royal Empire, Silver Line and Gallilee
MAY 16TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
During the morning a strong N.E. wind was blowing with a very rough sea. About 10.15 it was learnt that two small fishing boats were returning. Then just as the motor life-boat Mary Ann...
The S.S. Urlana and Thurland Castle
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT BARRA ISLAND SEPTEMBER 5TH. - BARRA ISLAND, AND STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES.
At 7 o’clock in the morning a message came from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore on Idrigill Point on the Isle of Skye, 40...
Minnie, Silver Line and Star of Hope
Runs wick, Yorkshire.—At 6.30 in the morning of the 27th of August, 1948, the Staithes fishing boats Minnie, Silver Line and Star of Hope went to the fishing grounds. The wind was light, from the north-west, but the sea was rough and...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—It will be remembered by our readers that on the occasion of the Jubilee of our late beloved QUEEN VICTORIA, in the year 1887, the Committee of Management, with the sanction of Her Most Gracious Majesty, who was the...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ROGERSTOWN, Co. DUBLIN.—In Feb- ruary 1873, a vessel was wrecked near this place, and the crew were nearly all day in the rigging before they could be rescued, there being no Life-boat at hand; the exposure resulted in the death of one of...
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To JAMES E. BUMBLE, on his retirement, after serving for twenty-two years as coxswain of the Sheringham life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To DAVID ARTHUR, on his retirement, after serving...
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A Fishing Boat and a Steamer
Torbay (Devon).
Between the 5th and the 7th December, with a strong gale blowing the whole time and a very heavy sea, the Torbay Motor Life-boat was out on service four times. She was out _for two hours on the 5th, rescuing...