LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gift of 392 Farthings
Two gifts have been received of 392 farthings. One, of 152 farthings, was anonymous. The other, of 240, was a year's collection of farthings made by the women's staff in a London office..
Category: Donations
The Mayor of Dunstable
The Mayor of Dunstable was the guest of honour at the Dunstable branch pie, punch and carols event. The Toddington Band (pictured above) gave their time free of charge and the committee members made the pies and the punch. A most enjoyable... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Magna, of Helsingborg
OCTOBER 19TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 5.25 in the morning the Deal coastguard telephoned that the East Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a vessel ashore on the Sands. An easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Charles...
Sybilla, of Castlebay (1)
AUGUST 29TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.
During the late evening of the 28th of August the relatives of the crew of four of the motor fishing boat Sybilla, of Castlebay, became anxious, as the boat was overdue from lobster...
Presentation of Medals
Front row (I to r) Mrs Madron, Mrs Richards and Mrs Blewett of Penlee, with the medallists (each row I to r, starting from front): Motor Mechanic Robert Vowles, Coxswain Michael Scales and Second Coxswain Peter Bougourd, St Peter Port;... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hero, of Maldon
On the 3rd December, during a fresh wind from the N.E., the schooner Hero, of Maldon, anchored in distress on a lee shore. Soon afterward she slipped her cables and took the ground.
The -Duncan life-boat, stationed at...
Mary Jane, of Padstow
On the 22nd No- vember, the schooner Mary Jane, of Pad- stow, was stranded in a strong wind and heavy sea near Clay Castle, on the Irish coast. The vessel had only started from Youghal that morning, but in consequence of stress of weather...
Bellalie, of Nantes
MONTROSE. — The No. 1. Life-boat, Mincing Lane, put off, and, with considerable difficulty, rescued the crew of 6 men from the schooner Bellalie, of Nantes, which had parted from her anchors, and had gone ashore off Montrose during strong...
Adventure, of Harwick
On the night of the 3rd November, the smack Adventure, of Harwich, ran ashore on the North Sand, near Yarmouth. The Institution's smaller life- boat at that place was quickly launched through a high surf, and succeeded in taking off her...
Munin, of Bergen
Wick.
ON the afternoon of 29th August news was received at Wick of a vessel, found later to be the steamer Munin, of Bergen,Norway, which had gone ashore on the east side of North Ronaldshay, the northernmost island of the...