LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Elantsobe
The steamer Elantsobe, of Bilbao, a steamer carrying a crew of twenty-four hands, stranded on the Middle Binks on the 2nd Decem- ber, whilst bound to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron. It was blowing a strong S.W. by W. gale, and a very...
Saltburn
Hartlepool, Durham.—At 9.43 on the morning of the 18th of October, 1949, the coastguard reported a small vessel in distress. Twelve minutes later the life-boat The Princess Royal—- Civil Service No. 7, was launched. A moderate gale was...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Ramsgate, Kent - At 4.55 p.m. on 25th May, 1969, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had capsized in Pegwell bay. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis slipped her moorings at 5.5 in a fresh east north...
A Boat
Humber, Yorkshire. At 9.55 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in diffi- culties three and a half miles south- south-east of the Protector buoy. The life-boat City...
Yangtsze
Swanage, Dorset. At 11.15 on the night of the 10th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police at Wareham had received a report of a flashing light on the cliffs near Old Harry Rocks.
There...
Mrs. Amy Lea Warren Pearl
MRS. AMY LEA WARREN PEARL, an honorary life-governor of the Institu- tion, died on ist February, 1964, at the age of 83. She was a member of the Chelsea branch committee from 1936, became vice-chairman in 1951, and subscribed generously to...
Category: Obituaries
Rejoice, Ina and Margaret A. Johnson
Blyth, Northumberland. — Shortly after 10 A.M. on the 12th February,1938, information was received from the Seaton Sluice and Blyth coastguards that fishing boats were out, and could not be seen. A northerly gale was blowing, with a very...
Festive funds for new Shannon class
Thank you for your kind generosity over the festive season. We had an incredible response to our 2016 Christmas Appeal – you gave £1.3M in total. £750,000 of it is being added to a generous legacy, to fund a new Shannon class...
Category: Articles
Gleaner
CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN.—On the 12th November the schooner Gleaner, of Preston, was driven on shore in Castletown Bay, in an easterly gale. The Lifeboat Commercial Traveller No. 2 was speedily launched, and succeeded in rescuing her crew of...
Royal Humane Society's Award to Scottish Coxswain
THE testimonial on parchment of the Royal Humane Society has been awarded to Robert George Brunton, second coxswain of the Dunbar life- boat.
On the 9th of August, 1953, Mr.
Brunton climbed down a ...
Category: Awards