LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sarna
Donaghadee, Co. Down - At 4.30 p.m. on 24th July, 1966, a small motor boat appeared in difficulties off Millisle.
There was a strong northerly wind with avery rough sea. The tide was ebbing.
The life-boat...
Canoes
Lymington's Atlantic 21 was called out to the rescue of five Sea Scouts and two Scout Leaders when their canoes got into difficulties in very rough conditions on the Solent on 22 August 1992. Although photographs from the air always...
Coromandel
19-hour service Dunbar lifeboat was involved in a 19-hour struggle to recover the stricken vessel Coromandel after it became stranded 25 miles east of Eyemouth in Berwickshire. The lifeboat crew endured conditions so rough that one member...
Two Fishing Boats
JAN. 25TH. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
During the afternoon two local fishing boats were caught at sea by a strong easterly breeze, with a rough sea. They were seen making for harbour and the motor life-boat City of Edinburgh...
Groombridge Award
The Walter and Elizabeth Groombridge Award for the most meritorious rescue by an inshore lifeboat crew in 2009 has been given to Whitstable Helm Jonathan Carter and Crew Members Tony Martin and Henry Thomson. The crew saved the life of a man...
Category: Articles
Fishing Boats (1)
OCTOBER 25TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
The motor life-boat The Cuttle was launched at 11.40 A.M. as a strong north-easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and a number of local fishing boats were at sea. She escorted the...
Honorary Workers of the Institution. No. 10.—Miss Letitia French, Honorary Secretary of the Palling Life-Boat Station
OF the many hundreds of honorary workers for the Life-boat Cause, those on whom the chief burden and respon- sibility fall are the Honorary Secretaries of the Life-boat Stations. It is a responsibility resting on them the whole time, from...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution from the 1st July to the 30th November 1879
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA, NORTHUMBER- LAND.—On the 1st July a gale from E.S.E. sprang up at about 4 A.M. Seven fishing cobles had left about four hours previously for the fishing-ground, which is about 15 miles from the shore, and considerable...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
.Friday, 5th July, 1918.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and confirmed the minutes of the previous meetings.
Also read and confirmed the minutes of the...
Category: Committee
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, l11th April, 1912.
The Bight Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., was unanimously elected Chairman and SIR JOHN CAMERON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., V.P., Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Institution...
Category: Committee