LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Centenary of the North Sunderland Station
NORTH SUNDERLAND has had a life-boat station since 1827. It was taken over by the Institution in 1852. Beyond the date of its establishment, and the fact that between 1827 and 1852 it had two life-boats, the second of which was transferred...
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District Inspectors
In recent months several new appointments of district life-boat inspectors and assistant inspectors have been made. Below is an up to date list of their names and addresses.
Scottish—Lieut-Commander L. A. FORBES, R.N., 52,...
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Life-Boatman's Gallantry on the High Seas
Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Humane Society for the bravest deed of the year. WHEN the trawler Sarepta of Lowestoft was returning from the fishing grounds on October 31st last, in heavy, squally and very cold weather, with a heavy sea...
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Awards to Honorary Workers
The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum.
The THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION INSCRIBED ON VELLUM has been awarded to : Mr. J. G. McMoRRis, on his retirement after 24 years as honorary secretary of the Portrush...
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Should I Bring an Umbrella?
‘Should I Bring an Umbrella?’
Celebrating weather in photographs
By Alan Johnston
Review by Tim Corke
Alan Johnston’s personal portfolio of photographs captures the...
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Vixen
About 1 A.M.
on the 9th March the schooner Vixen of Fowey was wrecked on the beach about two and a half miles to the north of Palling. She was laden with burnt ore and was bound from London to the Tyne. The crew consisted...
Jenny Wren
Crew transferred to casualty in near-gale conditions The chief of operations has written to Bembridge lifeboat station commending the coxswain and crew for their efforts during a five-hour service in rough conditions on 14 July...
Romantic
Dover, Kent.—-On the night of the 17th August Ramsgate coastguard telephoned that South Goodwin lightvessel had reported SOS signals and flares about two and a half miles southeast of the light-vessel. The sea was smooth and the weather was...
The S.S. Cormorant
At 9.25 P.M.
on the llth June the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was making distress signals two miles off Sarclet Head, which is about five miles south of Wick. A moderate S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea....
Two Sisters
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—About 9.15 on the night of Sunday the 5th of August, 1951, they heard that the motor boat Two Sisters, with six people on board, had not arrived.
She had left the Copeland Islands for Donaghadee at 7.0...