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The Met Office
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Category: Advertisement
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To THOMAS M. SINCLAIR, on his retirement, after serving for 24J years as coxswain of the Aberdeen life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To ROBERT YOUNG, on his retirement, after serving for 13J...
Category: Awards
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
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...
Category: Committee
THE LANGDON LEGACY
It's 27 March 1941. Two days after being attacked by a squadron of Luftwaffe bombers, the SS Somali, a large convoy ship, burns a mile off the Northumberland coast. Intent on saving her cargo, crew from a salvage tug board to assess the...
Category: Articles
Lifeboats and Lifeguards In Action
The pride of the RNLIA dip into the archives of theLifeboat reveals page after page of award-winning RNLI rescues - and the bravery of crew members continues. But how does the RNLI choose those extra-special services that merit an award?A...
Category: Services
Starting Them Young!
Starting them young! Joseph Stravrinidis, aged six, of Southport has been doing sterling work for the RNLI. During the September meeting of the Southport branch, he presented the treasurer with money raised by selling drawings and cards,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
North Shields Sailors' Homes. Opening of the Building
OPENING OF THE BUILDING.
WE extract from the local papers some ac- count of the interesting ceremony of opening the North Shields Sailors' Home on the 21st October last by his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G.,...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
Irish Division Capsize WEXFORD GARDA informed the honorary secretary of Kilmore Quay lifeboat station at 0115 on Saturday, December 24, 1977, that four red flares had been sighted off Bannow Bay towards the Saltees. At 0130 maroons were...
Category: Services
Scarf-Helmets for Life-Boatmen: A Correction
IN the article in the last number on Mrs. Edith Manby's scarf-helmets for life-boatmen it was stated that over half a hundredweight of wool was used.
This should have been over a quarter of a ton..
Category: Articles
Your Letters
Enthusiastic thank-you I would like to use THE LIFEBOAT to say a big thank you to the coxswains and crews of the lifeboat stations around our coast for making lifeboat enthusiasts so welcome and showing such hospitality and interest when...
Category: Correspondence