LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Belts In Use By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra-buoyancy to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
Category: Articles
The Robert Anderson
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—While a moderate gale was blowing from N.E., accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 24th January, a schooner was observed stranded on the Middle Spit Sands. The Life-boat Albert Edward was launched at 5.15 P.M. and sailed to the...
The Helwick Lightvessel
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 1.10 early on the morning of the 4th of January, 1957. the coastguard telephoned to say that the Trinity House Superintendent at Swansea had asked for the life-boat to bring ashore a sick man from the Helwick...
The Barrel Organ Returns
This organ came out of retirement for Life-boat Day at Richmond, Surrey. Whether or not the music was the cause, the day collected £134 compared with £99 in 1948.. - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
HARTLEPOOL.—On the night of the 13th March, 1888, during a S.E. wind, sleet showers, and a very high sea, the s.s. Andalusia, of Scarborough, ran ashore on Middleton beach. A steam-tag went to her assistance, but, owing to the heavy sea, was...
Category: Services
The Hartlepool Yacht Kittiwake
Redcar, Yorkshire.—At two o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th of June, 1949, the life-boat Louisa Polden was launched for exercise in a west-north- west wind, with a swell, and saw the Hartlepool yacht Kittiwake passing, bound for Whitby...
The Esthonian Steamer Mina
Penlee, and Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—On the 21st December the Esthonian steamer Mina, of Parnu, got into difficulties through her rudder shaft breaking.
A strong south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The...
Notes of the Quarter
EARL HOWE, the former chairman of the Committee of Management, has been appointed honorary chairman for life of the Institution. This appoint- ment brings to an end an active period of work on behalf of the life-boat service extending over...
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Notes of the Quarter
THE disaster at Seaham Harbour, in which 5 members of the life-boat crew and 4 people who had been taken off a fishing boat by the life-boat all lost their lives, shocked and distressed the nation.
The life-boat capsized at...
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Sons of the Wear
BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. — On the 23rd September, at about 1 A.M., a southerly gale suddenly sprang up, increasing in violence until about 3 o'clock, when it became very severe. A large fleet of fishing-boats which had gone out during the...