LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

To WILLIAM JOHNSTON, on his retirement, after serving 15f years as Coxswain of the Stronmess Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certifi- cate of Service, and a Pension ; also a special gratuity of £20 on account of ill- health, his illness...

THE extensive and increasing commerce of the United Kingdom renders unfortunately shipwrecks on its shores a matter of daily occurrence. Indeed, their frequency is so great, that in the aggregate the public at large fail to realise the...

THE British and Northern Shipping Agency opened to the public their new Swedish Lloyd steamer Patricia, berthed by London Bridge on Sunday, May 27th, 1951. Four thousand one hundred and fourteen people went over her, and the gross takings...

THE Institution lost last year two very distinguished members of the com- mittee of management, the Viscount Runciman and Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., C.B.

Lord Runciman, who died on the 14th of...

THE RNLI has been selling souvenirs for well over half a century. The word 'souvenir' indicates what the main purpose originally was.

Small items which were expected to appeal to visitors to lifeboat houses were put...

Birdwatchers on Filey Brigg saw a 2m dinghy capsize in poor weather on 9 September, throwing its two occupants into the water.

Filey’s D class Rotary District 1120 sped to the scene and found one man just about to...

TOW FOR FISHING BOAT TO HARBOUR Workington, Cumberland. At 9.44 on the evening of the 18th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen opposite the steel works at Workington. Further information...

THURSDAY, 6th February, 1879: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.

Bead and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspond- ence, and Wreck...