LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gratefully Remembered
On 24th, September, 1939, just three weeks after war was declared, the Aldeburgh life-boat rescued the crew of 24 of a French steamer which had been torpedoed. The honorary secretary at Aldeburgh had a letter at the beginning of this year...
Category: Articles
A Fishing Lugger
On the 24th August last, a fishing-lugger, belong- ing to Sunderland, having struck on a sunken anchor, became disabled, and drove amongst the rocks oft' Cullercoats Harbour, the wind blowing strong from the N.E. at the time. The...
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Fifty Medals for Gallantry (10)
On the 26th November, 1939, the Dover life-boat rescued the crew of sixteen of H.M. Trawler Blackburn Rovers.
COXSWAIN COLIN H. BRYANT was awarded the silver medal.
LIEUTENANT RICHARD WALKER, R.N.R.,...
Category: Articles
Margaritta
NEWCASTLE, Co. DOWN.—On the evening of the 26th December a vessel was reported to be ashore in Dundrum Bay.
A very severe gale was raging at the time.
The Life-boat Reigati was promptly launched, and...
Ianthe
During a mode- rate north-easterly gale, with a rough sea, on the 25th October, a vessel was observed - to be in danger of drifting ashore, as her anchors were not holding, and the Life-boat George Leicester was promptly dispatched to her...
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
A Dinghy (7)
Eastbourne, Sussex - At 4 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, when the IRB was on exercise, a capsized dinghy was sighted.
Her crew of two were in the water and appeared to be in difficulties. There was a fresh easterly wind and a...
New Vice-President
3lR. AUGUSTINE COURTAULD has been elected a Vice-President of the Institu- tion, Mr. Courtauld has been a member of the Committee of Manage- ment since January, 1951, and has served on the Finance, Boat and Con- struction and Operations...
Category: Committee