LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
Category: Articles
M.F.V. 160
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 5.16 on the morning of the 20th of May, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message from the s.s. Roebuck that M.F. V. 160 of the Royal Army Service Corps was anchored six miles south- south-west of Casquets...
The Annual Meetings '99
A year in the life of the KNLI… The RNLH's anniversary year annual meetings were held at the Barbican on 1j May 1999.
As well as 'Pfiviunt'pf a review of another hii' successful year Chairman David Acland...
Category: Meetings
The Humber's Great Record.
The Humber station has the outstanding record for the year. Its life-boat "City of Bradford 11" has been launched on service 32 times and has rescued 189 lives. Its coxswain and crew have won one gold, two silver and three bronze...
Category: Articles
The Coningbeg Lightvessel
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 9.55 P.M. on the llth February, 1939, a telephone message was received that the Goningbeg Light-vessel had signalled a passing steamer that she wanted the life-boat to take ashore a man who was dangerously...
Thanks from the RAF
When an R.A.F. Gnat trainer crashed into the sea—the two pilots ejected from the aircraft before it crashed—on 8th June, 1968, the Holyhead life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was quick off the mark. Group Captain W....
Category: Correspondence
The Gem, of Skibbereen
OCTOBER 4TH. - BALTIMORE, CO. CORK. While a number of fishing boats were out the weather became stormy and all returned except the Gem, of Skibbereen.
When she was long overdue the relatives of her crew of three asked for...
The Loss of the Steam-Ship 'London'
A CALAMITY like that of the wreck of the steam-ship London is one of those grievous and tragic events with which, in these stormswept islands, the imagination of the public is only too familiar; yet which, out of the depths of misfortune and...
Category: Articles
The Fishing Fleet
The fishing fleet belonging to this port were overtaken when at sea by a whole S.S.E. gale and very heavy sea, which suddenly arose on the 14th January. Fearing that an accident might occur to some of the boats, and be attended by loss of...
The Dowsing Lightvessel
Hutnber, Yorkshire. At 6.40 p.m. on 29th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that the Dowsing lightvessel had requested assistance in landing a sick man. The lifeboat City of Bradford III was launched at 6.50...